TiMi Montreal- Narrative Director

4 Months ago • 6 Years +

About the job

SummaryBy Outscal

Narrative Director with 6+ years AAA game dev exp, Open World exp, visual theory & storytelling mastery, writing & communication skills.

Responsibilities:

Award-winning TiMi Studio Group seeks a Narrative Director who is an exceptional leader and can help us build a new AAA multi-platform game for gaming communities around the world.
We are a new team within TiMi who is ambitiously looking to make massive, open world games for gamers to play for years to come. We are passionate about creating new, compelling worlds to play in and explore. Are you someone who is engaged with building new worlds, understands what captivates players, and cares deeply about gaming as a medium? Are you ready to channel your passion and energy into creating expansive open world games for global audiences? Then, come join us in our ambitious endeavor.

Le groupe TiMi Studio recherche un directeur(trice) narratif qui soit un leader exceptionnel et qui puisse nous aider à créer un nouveau jeu multiplateforme AAA pour les communautés de joueurs du monde entier. Nous sommes une nouvelle équipe au sein de TiMi qui cherche avec ambition à créer des jeux massifs et en monde ouvert auxquels les joueurs pourront jouer pendant des années. Nous sommes passionnés par la création de nouveaux mondes fascinants dans lesquels jouer et explorer. Êtes-vous quelqu’un qui s’engage dans la construction de nouveaux mondes, qui comprend ce qui captive les joueurs et qui se soucie profondément du jeu en tant que média ? Êtes-vous prêt à canaliser votre passion et votre énergie pour créer de vastes jeux en monde ouvert destinés à un public mondial ? Alors rejoignez-nous dans notre projet ambitieux.

Responsibilities

  • Share a passion to innovate, especially in the design and development of open world games
  • Build, lead, and grow a world-class narrative department
  • Lead and support all narrative work for our studios, playing a hands-on role as needed to ensure best-in-class in-game storytelling
  • Work with teams across the studio to define an effective narrative design and implementation strategy for both standalone and co-development projects
  • Work closely with Creative Director, other leads, and a diverse group of disciplines to deliver a cohesive high-quality narrative experience across the entire game
  • Oversee the creation and updating of detailed storyboards and animatics for in-game and standalone cinematics
  • Work with the narrative team and across disciplines to clearly define department goals and standards and to articulate these on a company-wide level
  • Be the advocate for the narrative department and ensure that it has all necessary resources, equipment, and build out to create AAA experiences
  • Provide leadership and strategic vision to determine how the narrative department will increase its capabilities without sacrificing quality to support business demands and growth in a cost-effective, scalable manner


Responsabilités
Partager une passion pour l'innovation, notamment dans la conception et le développement de jeux en monde ouvert
Créer, diriger et développer un département narratif de classe mondiale Diriger et soutenir tous les travaux narratifs de nos studios, en jouant un rôle pratique si nécessaire pour garantir la meilleure narration du jeu.
Travailler avec les équipes du studio pour définir une stratégie de conception narrative et de mise en œuvre efficace pour les projets autonomes et en co-développement.
Travailler en étroite collaboration avec le directeur créatif, d'autres responsables et un groupe diversifié de disciplines pour offrir une expérience narrative cohérente de haute qualité sur l'ensemble du jeu.
Superviser la création et la mise à jour de storyboards et d'animatiques détaillés pour les cinématiques en jeu et autonomes.
Travailler avec l'équipe narrative et avec toutes les disciplines pour définir clairement les objectifs et les normes du département et les articuler à l'échelle de l'entreprise.
Être le défenseur du département narratif et veiller à ce qu'il dispose de toutes les ressources, de l'équipement et des capacités nécessaires pour créer des expériences AAA.
Assurer un leadership et une vision stratégique pour déterminer comment le service narratif augmentera ses capacités sans sacrifier la qualité pour répondre aux demandes et à la croissance de l'entreprise de manière rentable et évolutive.

Requirements:

Requirements

  • At least six years of professional AAA game development experience
  • At least one AAA Open-World titles shipped, in the current generation of games (PS4/XBOX ONE or PS5/XBOX Series X)
  • Expert understanding of visual theory, storytelling, plot, structure, and character
  • Passionate about gaming and the film and entertainment industry as a whole, possessing expert knowledge of narrative design and implementation in games, and strong proficiency in the fundamentals of game design
  • Proven ability to craft clear, coherent, compelling storytelling in games
  • A passion for writing
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Expert networker, well-connected in the video game and film industries, with extensive experience with recruiting and speaking to the press and at public events

Exigences

Au moins six ans d'expérience professionnelle en développement de jeux AAA Au moins un titre AAA Open-World livré, dans la génération actuelle de jeux (PS4/XBOX ONE ou PS5/XBOX Series X)
Compréhension experte de la théorie visuelle, de la narration, de l'intrigue, de la structure et des personnages
Passionné par les jeux vidéo et l'industrie du cinéma et du divertissement dans son ensemble, possédant une connaissance approfondie de la conception narrative et de la mise en œuvre dans les jeux, et une solide maîtrise des principes fondamentaux de la conception de jeux.
Capacité avérée à créer une narration claire, cohérente et convaincante dans les jeux
Une passion pour l'écriture
Excellentes compétences de communication écrite et verbale Réseauteur expert, bien connecté dans les industries du jeu vidéo et du cinéma, avec une vaste expérience en recrutement et en prise de parole dans la presse et lors d'événements publics

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What is in it for you?

Create AAA multi-platform games with ample resources and support: Bring incredible game ideas to players around the world with the support of one of the most successful studios in the world. TiMi has developed some of the most popular games worldwide and is looking for talented individuals to join it in making another major hit.

Develop for global audiences and make an impression on the entire industry: Join TiMi in making games as part of an ambitious, talented, and seasoned team.

Create new worlds for players to explore, experience and enjoy: Join a team who cares about innovation and wants to delight players with new creative game design for open world experiences. Help create the next great game world for players to immerse in for decades to come. 


 

Location State(s)

California


 

The base pay range for this position in the state(s) above is $130,080 to $239,980 per year. Actual pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A sign on payment, relocation package, and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, as well as other medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the specific position offered.
$130.1K - $240.0K/yr (Outscal est.)
$185.0K/yr avg.
Los Angeles, California, United States

About The Company

Tencent is a world-leading internet and technology company that develops innovative products and services to improve the quality of life of people around the world.


Founded in 1998 with its headquarters in Shenzhen, China, Tencent's guiding principle is to use technology for good. Our communication and social services connect more than one billion people around the world, helping them to keep in touch with friends and family, access transportation, pay for daily necessities, and even be entertained.


Tencent also publishes some of the world's most popular video games and other high-quality digital content, enriching interactive entertainment experiences for people around the globe.


Tencent also offers a range of services such as cloud computing, advertising, FinTech, and other enterprise services to support our clients' digital transformation and business growth.


Tencent has been listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since 2004.

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