Lead Writer (F/M/NB)

4 Months ago • All levels • Game Story Writing/Narrative Design

Job Summary

Job Description

Lead Writer needed for Star Wars Eclipse™ at Quantic Dream. Must have proven track record in AAA video games, strong narrative skills, and familiarity with the Star Wars universe. Excellent communication and collaboration skills required.
Must have:
  • AAA Game Writing
  • Narrative Structures
  • Character Development
  • Star Wars Franchise
Good to have:
  • Lead Writer Cinema
  • Senior Writer TV
  • French Language
  • Software Mastery
Perks:
  • Home Office Policy
  • International Collaboration

Job Details

Join the development of our most ambitious project to date : Star Wars Eclipse™ as the Lead Writer. In support of the Game Director, you will join and lead the Story team.

As such your role will be to :

    • Soak into the script of the project, get familiar with the vision and bring your unique input to it.
    • Ensure the tone, consistency and coherence of a complex and intricate story.
    • Write action and dialogue heavy scripts for both in-game and cutscene scenarios.
    • In constant contact with the Game Director and other key stakeholders, discuss, exchange, brainstorm, iterate, review each others ideas / pitch / writing material.
    • Interface frequently with different départements (Shooting, Game/Narrative/Level Design, Cinematics, Art, Motion Capture…) to ensure a high quality narrative experience, through reviews, feedback, and detailed explanations of the narrative vision of the project.
    • Be one of the main point of contact with our external partners, as the representative of the Story Team.

Your skills :

    • A proven track record in writing for AAA video games, ideally on interactive drama or complex narrative driven games.
    • Or a strong experience as Lead / Principal / Senior Writer in cinema, TV Series, Animation.
    • You have a deep understanding of narrative structures, character development, and story arcs within the context of video games.
    • The Star Wars franchise is familiar to you.
    • Excellent communicator, and strong team teamplayer, you are known for your ability to adapt to your work environment, and work collaboratively with your different partners.
    • Giving and receiving constructive feedback has become natural to you, your never put your ego upfront and you know how to smooth things out to improve your partners work.
    • Good understanding of software (writing and gaming)
    • Mastery of English, both oral and written, is required. French is a plus.
ABOUT QUANTIC DREAM :

Quantic Dream is a video game development studio founded in 1997 by David Cage, based in Paris, France, and Montreal, Canada. The unique experiences offered by Heavy Rain™, Beyond: Two Souls™, and Detroit: Become Human™ have touched millions of players worldwide and won over 250 international awards. They have greatly contributed to the recognition of interactive storytelling in video games.
 
Since 2019, Quantic Dream has been a publisher supporting video game creation and independent creators with unique and original visions. The studio provides them with expertise, production resources, necessary funding, and access to international markets and audiences. In 2022, Quantic Dream embarked on a new phase of growth by joining NetEase Games, the game division of NetEase, to further develop its creative vision and accelerate the development of flagship titles that redefine the interactive experience for players worldwide.
 
For more information, please visit the official website: http://www.quanticdream.com.

Location : Paris, France (on-site presence at Paris Studio is mandatory, on a weekly basis)
Home office policy : 2 days of home office per week
Contract : open to discussion (permament / freelance)

Please note that, if you apply from abroad, we strongly advise you to precise that you would be open to relocate around Paris area.

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About The Company

QUANTIC DREAM is a subisdiary of NETEASE GAMES (Nasdaq: NTES) and was founded in 1997. It has gained international recognition for its contribution to interactive narration and its fresh thinking on emotion in games. The studio is considered one of the leading motion capture studios, in particular for the creation of real-time 3D virtual actors performing with stunning realism. Since our founding, we have developed proprietary technologies and cross-platform engines, including some very advanced tools and a unique approach to the production pipeline.


Quantic Dream has been at the forefront of innovation in narrative, popularizing the genre of choice-dependent stories. The studio creates thought-provoking games like Fahrenheit (aka Indigo Prophecy in North America), Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, and more recently Detroit: Become Human, which has now sold in excess of 8,5 million units on PS4 and PC. Their medium-defining titles showcase world-class talents including David Bowie, Elliot Page, Willem Dafoe, Hans Zimmer and Jesse Willians.

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