Senior Narrative Designer - Global Remote Freelance

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • Game Story Writing/Narrative Design

Job Summary

Job Description

Lakshya Digital seeks a Senior Narrative Designer for a 6-month freelance contract (with potential extension) starting June 2025. This fully remote role (UK timezone preferred) requires 5+ years' experience in narrative design, writing and implementing dialogue within Unreal Engine, and collaborating with writers and designers. Responsibilities include crafting in-game dialogue, barks, supporting text, shaping story arcs, and ensuring narrative consistency. Strong communication, attention to detail, and proactive teamwork are essential.
Must have:
  • 5+ years narrative design experience
  • Unreal Engine & dialogue system knowledge
  • Dialogue, barks, supporting text implementation
  • Collaboration with writers and designers
  • Maintaining narrative design documentation
  • Strong communication and attention to detail

Job Details

Description

Requirements

Lakshya Digital, a part of Keywords Studios, is a leading provider of Game Art services to the global games industry.

With over 800 employees and contributions to more than 150 AAA titles across all major platforms and genres, Lakshya is known not only for its high-quality work but also for its best-in-class processes. We are growing rapidly and have studios in India (in Gurgaon, Bangalore and Pune) as well as teams in the US, UK, Japan, and the Philippines.

Our studio works on multiple exciting projects at any one time offering plenty of variety and involvement. We have worked on some of the biggest and most exciting IP’s in the games industry, including Diablo Resurrected, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Halo Infinite, Returnal, Forza Horizon 5, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Borderlands 3, FIFA Online 4, PUGB: New State, Sea of Thieves, Amazon: New World, Dauntless, State of Decay 2, Middle Earth: Shadow of War, just to name a few.

Our successful studio is continuing to grow, and we are looking for an experienced Senior Narrative Designer (UK time zone preferred but not required) to join the team.

This is a fully remote 6-month Freelance contract starting in June 2025, with the possibility of extension for another 6–12 months.

This position is offered on a fully remote basis, but the successful candidate must be able to work within the UK time zone hours.


What we are looking for:

  • 5+ years of experience as a narrative designer, writing and implementing dialogue to support the player journey
  • Strong knowledge of Unreal Engine and experience with in-game dialogue systems
  • Ability to write and implement in-game dialogue, barks, and supporting text
  • Comfortable collaborating with writers and designers to shape story arcs and narrative beats
  • Familiarity with maintaining and evolving narrative design documentation
  • Strong understanding of tone, voice, and thematic consistency
  • Able to connect narrative to gameplay through design alignment
  • Excellent communication skills and attention to detail
  • Proactive, team-oriented, and comfortable working across disciplines

Benefits

Keywords Studios is dedicated to following a well-established Equal Opportunities Policy.
We strive to create a workplace that offers equal opportunities to all employees and potential employees.

Personal Data Protection Policy
By submitting your CV/Resume, you consent to the terms and policies outlined in our privacy policy:
https://www.keywordsstudios.com/en/applicant-privacy-notice/

Role Information
Studio: Lakshya Digital
Location: Americas, North America
Area of Work: Creative
Service: Create
Employment Type: Contract
Working Pattern: Remote

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About The Company

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