Quest Designer

1 Week ago • 3 Years + • Game Story Writing/Narrative Design

Job Summary

Job Description

CD PROJEKT RED seeks a passionate Quest Designer to contribute to their new IP, Project Hadar. Responsibilities include co-creating the project vision, designing detailed storylines and quests within Unreal Engine 5, planning required assets, collaborating with other departments, integrating assets into a seamless experience, maintaining high quality and fixing bugs, and creating design documentation. The ideal candidate possesses at least 3 years of experience in Quest/Mission Design, strong narrative proficiency, visual scripting skills, and excellent communication. This role offers the opportunity to be part of a foundational team for a new CDPR project.
Must have:
  • 3+ years Quest Design experience
  • Exceptional narrative skills
  • Proficiency in visual scripting
  • Unreal Engine 5 experience (preferred)
  • Strong collaboration skills
  • High-quality design and bug fixing
Good to have:
  • Experience in movies/plays/books
  • Knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 Blueprints
  • Academic background
Perks:
  • Relocation package
  • Relocation assistance
  • Polish lessons
  • Paid leave
  • Flexible working hours
  • Welcome pack
  • Trainings & courses
  • Merch
  • Private medical healthcare
  • Psychological care
  • Multisport card
  • Dog-friendly office
  • Social events
  • Healthy food options
  • International environment
  • Sustainable campus
  • Onsite gym
  • Car & bike parking

Job Details

Company Description

To create revolutionary, story-driven RPGs which go straight to the hearts of gamers — this is our mission. Want to dive deeper into our company’s culture? Explore our social media and check out our YouTube channel where we share behind-the-scenes insights and stories direct from our team members!

Job Description

We are looking for a Quest Designer passionate about narrative-driven and emotional design to help us in crafting the studio’s first-ever original IP and video game, codenamed Project Hadar. We believe the universe we are creating is one bursting with limitless potential, and we want you to help us broaden and utilize it, making sure it not only matches gamers’ high expectations set by past CD PROJEKT RED titles but exceeds them.

If you have experience with visual scripting, interactive storytelling and a talent for directing complex projects, we want to hear from you! As a Quest Designer you will have the opportunity to become part of a team laying the foundations for a brand new CDPR project.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Co-creating vision of a new project.
  • Creating the storyline on a detailed level.
  • Designing quests and implementing them using Unreal Engine 5.
  • Planning assets required for the creation of the quests.
  • Cooperating with other departments.
  • Integrating delivered assets (like gameplay elements, locations, characters, dialogue etc.) into a seamless, engaging and unique experience.
  • Maintaining the highest possible quality of quests, and fixing reported bugs.
  • Creating and maintaining design documentation.

Qualifications

  • At least 3 years of experience working in a Quest or Mission Design position.
  • High creativity and exceptional level of narrative proficiency.
  • Proven high proficiency with writing scenarios, screenplays or short stories.
  • High proficiency with visual scripting tools.
  • Experience with game editors and game design tools.
  • Strong critical thinking and analytical skills.
  • Sense for designing in-game features as well as tools for efficient implementation.
  • Ability to receive and apply feedback in a highly iterative environment.
  • Proven ability to effectively work across teams involved in a game development lifecycle.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Fluent English.

Nice to have

(Please note that these skills are not required to apply for the position)

  • Credited work on narrative field for movies, plays or books.
  • Knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 Blueprints.
  • Experience in an academic field.

Candidates for all Quest Design positions are kindly requested to provide portfolio/examples of the projects they did.

Additional Information

Working mode

  • Office: working from the Warsaw studio full time.

Relocation support

  • Relocation package – flight ticket, company apartment for your first month, relocating your pet, shipping your belongings: it’s all covered. Who said moving countries needs to be complicated?
  • Relocation assistance — processing your legalization operations for you, assistance with finding residence, tax settlements, helping out with translations if needed, and much more — we have dedicated teams to help make sure that all you need to feel right at home is taken care of.
  • Polish lessons for foreign employees — and for your spouse or partner, too.
  • Paid Leave — from 20 to 26 days of holiday for every team member per year, paid sick leave, and paid maternity & paternity leave.

Perks & Professional Growth

  • Flexible working hours — start your workday anytime between 8:00 and 10:00 AM.
  • A welcome pack filled with goodies — to help you feel right at home once you join the team.
  • Trainings, lectures and courses — internal workshops, external training for each employee, ‘Meet a star’ events, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all available. There’s always something to learn!
  • Merch — gifts for newborn rebels and regular chances to nab some cool swag!

Health & Well-being

  • Private medical healthcare — a selection of medical plans with dental care to choose from, which are also accessible for your partner and relatives.
  • Psychological care — free mental health support and various well-being webinars. 
  • Multisport card — gain access to a wide number of sporting and fitness facilities across the city.

Social Activities & Life in the Office

  • Dog-friendly office — dog owner? Bring your pooch with you and look after them while working! There’s always a furry friend or two to meet at the studio.
  • Social events — we host regular gatherings at the studio where we can all unwind, play games, and just have some fun together.
  • Healthy selections — ​​organic fruit, snacks, muesli, organic honey, vegan milk, and speciality coffee are all at your disposal around the studio. Enjoy!
  • Truly international working environment — a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.

Head office in Warsaw

  • Sustainable campus with an eco ethos — solar panels provide green energy, 2000 plants and an air-filtering system to help provide clean air, electric car charging points, flower meadows, and more green features in the works.
  • An onsite, well-equipped gym with a climbing wall, daily Gym Assistant support and yoga and healthy spine classes.
  • Car and bike parking spaces.
  • A designated space for your bicycle, as well as bicycle repair equipment and showers available whenever you need them.
  • No dress-code — we like to keep it casual.

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About The Company

CD PROJEKT RED is home to over 1000 game-making professionals from all over the globe. We speak many different languages, but share one love — video games.


We are creators of The Witcher series of games, including the acclaimed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Most recently, we have created Cyberpunk 2077 and its spy-thriller expansion Phantom Liberty.


We are headquartered in Warsaw, Poland, with studios in Cracow and Wroclaw. In North America, we operate in Vancouver and will be opening a new studio in Boston to drive development on the followup to Cyberpunk 2077. 


We’re proud to have a gamer-first approach, a diverse & supportive culture, and a focus on mature, meaningful storytelling that will inspire gamers for years to come.


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