Senior Narrative Designer

Job Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

• Shape the narrative vision and content for Bitlife India:
• Create compelling and well-structured narrative, including themes, plotlines, and characters.
• Develop engaging, high-quality content appropriate for Bitlife India that celebrates and maintains the tone and humor of the original game.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams:
• Collaborate with product managers, artists, and engineers to seamlessly integrate gameplay mechanics and narrative, ensuring a cohesive player experience.
• Demonstrate knowledge and expertise:
• Knowledge of Story driven single player games: A deep understanding of the Story driven single player game genre, their mechanics and themes.
• Visual Writing Skills: Must be able to craft concise and engaging text that complements the story and its artwork and enriches the player's understanding of the game.
• Mentorship:
• Hire future team members based on how the game is scaling.
• Mentor and guide the game team on narrative design and sharing expertise.
• Foster a supportive learning environment, encouraging continuous growth and improvement within the narrative design team.
• Maintain continuity and adaptability:
• Continuity: Maintaining consistency in the writing style from the original game and ensuring that new narrative elements don't conflict with established canon.
• Adaptability: The game releases new sets and expansions at regular intervals; this role must be adaptable and able to work within these different contexts and timelines.
• Gain a deep understanding of the motivations and behaviors of the target audience to increase the relevance and effectiveness of the content ideas
• Provide feedback and promote collaboration:
• Provide appropriate feedback to art directors about artwork, including relevance and continuity concerns for character and story.
• Communication and presentation:
• Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential.
• Maintain high standards:
• Review and provide constructive feedback on written materials, such as scripts, flavor text, short and long-form published stories, and marketing materials, to maintain a high standard of storytelling excellence.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Deep understanding of creative needs in narrative games, more importantly Story driven single player games
• Strong creative vision and effective communication skills.
• Adaptability to work in a highly iterative and ambiguous development environment
• Enthusiastic about crafting an inspiring and exciting game world.
• Ability to simplify complex ideas and communicate across disciplines
• Motivated, independent, and collaborative; comfortable seeking and offering help. Excellent organizational, time management, and prioritization skills.
• Computer Skills: Proficient in word and image processing softwares, familiarity with versioning software and a willingness to learn.
• Passion for gaming! We value team members who share our enthusiasm for the magic of games.
• Ability to take international content and culturalize to appeal to Indian audiences

Experience:

• 8+ years as a Narrative Designer and writer.
• Preferred experience in narrative design world building, character building etc. in the gaming, comic or entertainment industry
• Strong background in game narrative processes in English and Hinglish
• Excellent communication, organizational skills and high attention to detail.
• Professional writing experience in visual fields