Narrative Director
Job Description
We're looking for a Narrative Director for a dark, narrative-driven blockbuster title with genre-defining goals. This highly ambitious project takes atmosphere, narrative and player agency firmly into ground-breaking territory on next-generation Unreal 5 & hardware technologies.
The Narrative Director is responsible for the project storytelling, helping establish & consider the game's universe and lore, with responsibility for the quality implementation of narrative content for project milestones and ultimately the game's release.
Key Responsibilities
- Establish and evolve project narrative direction and frameworks.
- Maintain the structural quality of the story and the general quality of writing.
- Ensure storytelling/narrative development delivers alongside the traditional disciplines as a major department within the development team structure.
- Tailor content to maximise narrative-related gameplay opportunities.
- Perform reviews on project milestones, identifying key iterations to develop world-class storytelling.
- Oversight, planning, and growth of an exceptional Narrative team
- Convincingly present ideas and concepts to the development team and to external parties at the executive level.
- Contribute to, establish, and evolve project franchise plans, working alongside cross-media partners and considering sequel/future content opportunities.
Requirements
- ‘Veteran’ levels of experience in game writing/narrative direction
- Encyclopaedic knowledge of storytelling techniques and structure across different mediums, including interactive and branching fiction
- Shipped critically acclaimed games in a Narrative Director/lead level position
- Understanding of how collaboration with traditional game development disciplines can enhance and complement narrative
- Clear and confident communication style
- Outgoing, positive, leadership style
Benefits
- Private Healthcare Plan
- Bonus Scheme
- Enhanced Holiday Allowance
- Pension Plans
- Work From Home
- Training & Development
- Employee Assistance Programme - Counselling
Benefits Package
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