Senior Technical Narrative Designer

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

Job Summary

Job Description

Ghost Story Games seeks a Senior Technical Narrative Designer to design and implement narrative content, including rules, conditions, scripted events, and quests within their Unreal Engine 4 projects. This role requires experience with Blueprint scripting, collaboration with cross-functional teams (narrative, other departments), and the full game development lifecycle. Responsibilities include designing narrative beats, maintaining documentation, and working within established schedules to deliver high-quality results. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of narrative-driven first-person shooters and a proven track record of successful implementations.
Must have:
  • 5+ years game dev experience
  • Unreal 4 & Blueprint scripting
  • Narrative FPS experience
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Full production cycle experience

Job Details

About the Position

WHO WE ARE:
Ghost Story Games is a self-publishing game development studio. We are currently working on our next project and would love for you to be part of our team.


THE CHALLENGE:
Ghost Story Games is on the search for a Senior Technical Narrative Designer to join the Narrative Team to bring our stories and characters to life. Take your passion for narrative first-person shooters
and help our teams turn ideas into fun, challenging and cohesive experiences. Your experience working through the full life cycle of a multi-platform game will take you to the next level.

WHAT YOU’LL TAKE ON:

  • Design and implement the rules and conditions for triggering narrative content. Design, implement, and maintain scripted events, quests, and other narrative content.
  • Participate in narrative design meetings and provide feedback on the overall narrative design of the game.
  • Use Unreal 4 and Blueprint scripting to implement quests and narrative content.
  • Work closely with the Narrative team and other departments to bring the project’s story and characters to life.
  • Work across departments to turn deliverables into a fun, cohesive experience.
  • Write and maintain design documentation.

 

WHAT YOU BRING:

  • 5+ years of development experience in the game industry with recent hands-on implementation experience.
  • Strong understanding of timing and pacing of narrative beats.
  • Contributed to at least one shipped title recognized for its strong narrative and/or mission design.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
  • Excellent visual scripting or programming skills.
  • Have worked on projects throughout the entire production cycle, from conception through shipping.
  • Passion for narrative first-person shooters.
  • Provide feedback on narrative and design content

 

WHAT YOU HAVE:

  • Ability to work within a schedule and deliver effectively to deadlines.
  • Ability to receive feedback and not only apply it but learn from it.
  • Ability to work independently to diagnose and solve problems.
  • Experience with task/bug-tracking software and pipelines.
  • Experience with Perforce or similar version control software.

 

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