Lead Game Writer

4 Weeks ago • All levels • Game Production

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Job Description

As Lead Game Writer at G5 Games, you'll craft compelling game texts, scripts, and dialogues. You'll conceptualize game worlds, locations, and characters, while also overseeing the quality of the team's writing. Responsibilities include leading the writing team, delegating tasks, maintaining communication, and ensuring high-quality output. The ideal candidate possesses strong writing skills, game development understanding, team management experience, and fluency in Russian and English.
Must have:
  • Game writing experience
  • Team management skills
  • Passion for games
  • Game development knowledge
  • Russian and English fluency
Good to have:
  • Journalism/copywriting/game design experience
  • Linguistics/philology/journalism degree
Perks:
  • Remote work
  • Flexible hours
  • Relocation assistance
  • Health insurance
  • Sports reimbursement
  • Bonus system
  • Language courses
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Charitable activities
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Job description

G5 Games is a game developer and publisher headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. Since 2006 our company has become public and is listed on .

We create games in popular genres such as match-3, hidden object games, and mahjong solitaire. Our portfolio includes over 20 world-class projects, including Sherlock, Hidden City®, Mahjong Journey®, Homicide Squad®, Jewels series, and others.

We are currently looking for a talented Lead Game Writer to join our team.

What you will work on:

  • Write texts, scripts, and dialogues with impeccable grammar, captivating style, and concise expression.
  • Conceptualize and describe the game world, locations, and characters.
  • Oversee the quality of the team's texts, proofreading and enhancing them.
  • Lead the team, delegate tasks, and monitor their completion.
  • Maintain healthy communication within the project team.

It’s important to us:

  • Experience in writing game texts and scripts.
  • Experience in team management.
  • Passion for games and extensive gaming experience.
  • Understanding of the game development process and the specifics of game scenarios.
  • Ability to clearly and accurately express thoughts in Russian.
  • Creativity.
  • Logical thinking.
  • Ability to assess risks effectively, think several steps ahead, and prioritize tasks.
  • Knowledge of English (B2). 

Would be a great bonus:

  • Experience in journalism/copywriting/game design.
  • Higher education in linguistics, philology, journalism.

Working at G5 is about:

  • The opportunity to bring your ideas to life in an international company with a multimillion audience: G5 games are played by 250 million users worldwide.
  • Official employment in one of our locations or remotely under a contract. 
  • Assistance with relocation that helps move to one of the countries where the company has offices: Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan. 
  • Maintaining a work-life balance of employees: remote work and flexible hours, sports reimbursement, and health insurance payment.
  • Charitable activities: you can initiate your own project with the company's support or participate in G5 Charity events.
  • Opportunities for professional development: access to resources for creating your own projects within R&D, an internal educational platform, and training webinars covering various specialties.
  • Bonus system: project profit bonus for project teams and a performance share program for key employees.
  • Language courses: free English lessons, speaking clubs for all proficiency levels, and free study language of the country of relocation.
  • Entertainment: corporate events and team buildings, master classes for adults and children, webinars with guest speakers, coffee talks, quizzes, and contests.

Please be aware that the email correspondence with G5 Games representatives is conducted via  only. 

 

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