Senior Narrative Designer

February 15

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Beamdog

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Beamdog is a Canadian video games studio located in Edmonton, Alberta. Founded by veteran game developers Trent Oster and Cameron Tofer, Beamdog has grown into one of the largest game studios in Alberta. Beamdog creates compelling game experiences for our fans, wherever they choose to play: (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android & iOS).

Digital Game Distribution • PC • Linux • Android • iOS

51 - 200 employees

📋 Description

• As a Senior Narrative Designer you will play an important role in shaping the narrative direction of our upcoming titles. • You will be creating and implementing complex, engaging storylines and characters, ensuring they align with the project’s tone and creative vision. • You will also have a chance to share your expertise with junior team members to help grow their skills in all aspects of narrative design. • Support the collaboration with writers, designers, and Project Leadership to develop compelling, in-depth story content that reflects the project’s tone and creative vision. • Implement and integrate narrative elements into the game, ensuring consistency and quality across all narrative components. • Write combat barks, quest banter, and branching dialogue, ensuring high-quality narrative elements throughout the game. • Mentor and guide junior narrative designers, offering feedback and sharing best practices to strengthen the team's writing and narrative integration skills. • Help create the documentation of character bios, lore for objects, locations, items, and other in-game narrative assets. • Collaborate closely with Lead Writer on strategic narrative decisions, offering insights and recommendations to enhance the overall game experience. • Partake in narrative-related meetings and discussions, ensuring that narrative objectives are clear and achievable. • Work collaboratively with external partners and stakeholders when necessary

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience writing for games or other entertainment industries. • Proven ability to craft complex, coherent, and engaging stories and characters that resonate with diverse audiences. • Extensive experience writing and implementing sophisticated branching narratives. • Proficiency with game engines like Unreal. • Deep understanding of editing standards, with extensive experience editing both creative and technical documents. • Solid grasp of advanced game-design fundamentals and principles, with the ability to contribute to design discussions and decisions. • Demonstrated ability to rapidly iterate on feedback, with a willingness both to receive and provide constructive critical feedback at a high level. • Must provide a writing samples and/or be willing to complete a design test

🏖️ Benefits

• 3 weeks of flexible vacation plus a 1-week paid holiday closure per year. • Generous sick and personal days • Flexible working hours • NO CRUNCH policy • RRSP Matching Program • Vision, dental, and extended health benefits • Health & wellness spending account