Retainer - Scriptwriter (6 months Contract)

4 Days ago • 5 Years + • Game Story Writing/Narrative Design

Job Summary

Job Description

Ubisoft seeks a Scriptwriter for a 6-month contract. The role involves creating and maintaining game narratives, in-game dialogue, and other related texts. Responsibilities include understanding the creative director's vision, developing scripts from storylines and character development, collaborating with various teams (Gameplay, Cinematics, Audio), ensuring narrative coherence, detailing story structures, creating character and location descriptions, writing dialogue and cinematic scripts, and providing revisions based on feedback. The ideal candidate possesses minimum 5 years' experience in scriptwriting for high-demand media, preferably game development, and strong organizational and creative skills.
Must have:
  • 5+ years scriptwriting experience
  • Game development experience preferred
  • Strong narrative writing skills
  • Collaboration with various teams
  • Revision and feedback incorporation

Job Details

Company Description

About the organization:  

Ubisoft is a leading developer and publisher of video games worldwide whose brand portfolio covers blockbusters such as Assassin’s Creed, Watch Dogs, The Division, Prince of Persia and Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six, Rayman, Just Dance as well as games for the whole family, from Imagine and Petz to Raving Rabbids. To continue building on its achievements for the future, Ubisoft is looking for new talent for its growing Indian studios!  

We favor diversity, creativity, drive and team spirit. If you have the skills and the desire to succeed, we want you to be a part of this exciting period of growth  

To continue building on its achievements for the future, Ubisoft is looking for talented candidates for its growing Indian studios!  

Job Description

RETAINER - SCRIPTWRITER (6 months Contract)

Objective of the role:  
The incumbent will be charged with the creation and ongoing support of the narrative script, in-game and cinematic dialogue, and all of other game related texts and will see to the overall coherence of the narrative with team members from other crafts who are involved in the game design.  
   
Responsibilities: 

The main responsibilities of the Scriptwriter are to:  

Understand the intentions of the creative director in order to put his/her vision into words.

  • Develop and evolve scripts from narrative story lines, character development and other narrative foundations.
  • Collaborate with various internal teams such as Gameplay, Cinematics, Audio to realize a cohesive and engaging narrative experience.
  • Ensure alignment with the creative direction and lead content designers when developing all world, character, reference, locations, and script elements with designers and writers.
  • Write script so that team members from different crafts have a point of reference.
  • Detail the general story as a storyline in a way that includes all of the decisions that a player could possibly make.
  • Create character descriptions.
  • Describe the places and atmospheres.
  • Structure the dialogues based on gameplay events. 
  • Write the script for the cinematics, scripted events and all in-game dialogue.  
  • Write the other game texts (menus, displayed texts). 
  • Work in close collaboration with the team members who oversee the design of the narrative.  
  • Review scripts, read-throughs, recorded dialogue and provide revisions based upon personal assessments and internal/external feedback.  
  • Provide feedback on narrative design that best serves the development of compelling and engaging scripts.  
  • Provide immediate on-set and in-booth dialogue revisions. 
  • Ensure that all reference documents are up to date.  
  • Collaborate in the supervision of the script with the scripted events production team.  
  • Carry out all other related tasks.    

Relevant Experience:  

  • Minimum 5 years experience in developing and writing scripts in a high demand media environment. 
  • Preference will be given to experience gained working in a game development context.

 
Other Skills:  

  • Organizational skills.
  • Inspired by people and world events.
  • Curiosity.
  • Creativity   

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Their commitment and talent have brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. 


Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. 


If you are excited about solving game changing challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us Create the unknown.

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