Writer

8 Months ago • All levels • Editorial

Job Summary

Job Description

This is a full-time Writer position located in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The role involves creating scenarios for high-end games. Responsibilities include general tasks related to scenario writing. Applicants should have experience in scenario construction for games, videos, manga, or novels (both amateur and professional experience is acceptable). Native-level Japanese language skills are required. Experience in other languages is highly desirable but not mandatory. Applicants should submit a resume with a photo, a CV detailing game involvement and a favorite recent work with reasoning, and work samples compatible with Windows. The application process requires managing file size limitations and any associated costs.
Must have:
  • Experience in scenario writing for games or videos
  • Native-level Japanese language skills
  • Resume with photo and detailed CV
  • Work samples (Windows compatible)
Good to have:
  • Scenario writing experience in languages other than Japanese
Perks:
  • Various insurance
  • Transportation expenses
  • Salary revision (once a year)
  • Medical checkups
  • Telework available
  • Congratulatory and condolence allowances
  • Corporate defined contribution pension plan (full-time employees only)
  • Incentives (full-time employees only)

Job Details

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Duties

  • General tasks related to scenario writing for high-end games

Requirements

  • Experience in scenario construction for games or videos, original manga works or novels, etc. (both amateur and professional)
  • Native level Japanese language skills

Highly Desirable Experience (not mandatory)

  • Scenario writing or similar experience in a language(s) other than Japanese

How to apply

  • Click on the “Apply” button on this page and submit the required documents.
  • If the file size is too large, please use a cloud storage service or video sharing service and send us the link.
  • You are responsible for making necessary arrangements for any access restriction or limitation settings.
  • You are responsible for any charges or fees that may incur during your application process.

Required documents etc.

  • Resume (with photo)
  • CV with the following information:
    • List any and all games that you have been involved with, as well as your specific role/responsibilities in detail.
    • Pick a recent game, video work, manga, or novel that you found most interesting, and briefly state your reasonings.

Work Samples

  • Choose any work that you would like to showcase, and send it to us. You may choose a method of your choice; however, the data must be compatible with Windows.
  • Entries cannot be returned.

**Please leave out any confidential sources or information when you submit.

[EMPLOYMENT STATUS] Full-time employee, Contract worker
 

[LOCATION] Minato-ku Tokyo Japan (Nearest train station: Shinagawa station)
 

[WORK HOURS] Discretionary Labor System
Standard work hour starts at 10:00 am. Exact work hours are left to individual discretion.
 

[SALARY] Annual salary, performance incentive system in place
We will take into consideration your past experiences and abilities and match them to our company regulations.
 

[BENEFITS] Various insurance, transportation expenses, salary revision (once a year), medical checkups, telework available, congratulatory and condolence allowances, corporate defined contribution pension plan (for full-time employees only), incentives (for full-time employees only)
 

[TIME-OFF] Five-day work week (2 days off, Saturday and Sunday), official holidays, summer vacation, end-of-year/New Year, paid vacation, congratulatory/bereavement leave

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About The Company

KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS is an independent studio led by game creator, Hideo Kojima.


Our mission is to bring joy and surprise to our audience with AAA experiences that are innovative, unique, and of the highest quality than any other.

We are a studio that strives for world-class quality in an open and global environment with cutting-edge technology. At KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, each and every person is an explorer of entertainment.


Since its release in 2019, the studio’s first title, DEATH STRANDING, has received numerous awards, released on multiple platforms, and continues to be widely acclaimed worldwide with a film adaptation announced in 2022.

The studio has also announced that it is currently working on a sequel, DEATH STRANDING 2 (Working Title), as well as a new game title that is “completely new and no one has ever experienced or seen before.”

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