Global Narrative Designer

Posted Feb 8

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Leader in the development and publishing of games, Gameloft® has established itself as one of the top innovators in its field since 2000.

Gameloft creates games for all digital platforms, two of which are featured in the “Top 10 iOS Games by All-Time Worldwide Downloads” from data.ai.

Gameloft operates its own established franchises such as Asphalt®, Dragon Mania Legends, Modern Combat and Dungeon Hunter and also partners with major rights holders including LEGO®, Universal, Illumination Entertainment, Hasbro®, Fox Digital Entertainment, Mattel®, Lamborghini® and Ferrari®.

Gameloft distributes its games in over 100 countries and employs 3,600 people worldwide.

Every month, 58 million unique users can be reached by advertisers in Gameloft games with Gameloft for brands, a leading B2B offering dedicated to brands and agencies.

Gameloft is a Vivendi company. All trademarks referenced above are owned by their respective trademark owners.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

The role of the Narrative Designer is to act as the champion of a game’s narrative elements, functioning as the central resource for all things narrative related (story, structure, character, context, dialog, etc). The Narrative Designer works closely with a project’s core design team at every step to develop a strong symbiotic relationship between the game’s mechanics, design, and structure and the narrative used to support and enhance those elements.

Working fully remotely alongside the Narrative Director and a global team of dedicated, friendly and talented writers, you will:

  • Contribute creatively to multiple projects developed in studios around the world (majority in CET and ET time zones)
  • Collaborate with development teams to brainstorm creative ways to encapsulate a game’s core mechanics through story and narrative
  • Work on licensed properties, coordinating with teams and licensors to ensure brand consistency and presentation that reflects the licensors’ needs
  • Help establish the tone of the game world and propose creative and efficient ways to effectively present this world to the player
  • Generate and maintain design documents for all narrative elements
  • Identify narrative problems and brainstorm creative solutions with colleagues
  • Write all dialogues and in game texts
  • Collaborate with cinematic and sound teams to create and maintain consistent narrative execution
  • Assist in generating detailed voice over scripts and gathering needed materials for the sound team
  • Participate in our writers rooms where you will give and take feedback respectfully
  • Take on other fun narrative centric tasks as required from the wider Gameloft community

Qualifications

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree (or passionately self-taught) in English, Creative Writing, Theatre, or Film and/or professional experience as a writer in the video game industry or another dramatic medium
  • A strong editorial eye and an ability to craft sharp, clear dialog
  • Able to design clear and coherent stories for diverse demographics through excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Understanding of visual theory, storytelling, plot, structure, and character
  • Knowledge and passion for the history and theories governing interactive storytelling, including how story is used to support game mechanics and enhance player retention
  • Passionate about gaming, boasting an in-depth knowledge of games and the fundamentals of their design, game culture, and the entertainment industry as a whole
  • Mastery of the English language
  • Able to present a clear narrative concept and design using Excel, PPT, Miro or other related tools
  • Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills, and an awareness of how to navigate limitations and work flexibly with available resources
  • Refined attention to detail

Our team characteristics are: collaborative, flexible, fun, kind, curious, honest and inclusive – if you are those things, you will fit in well here!

Additional Information

Why work for Gameloft?

  • You want to be part of an exceptional experience, within a company that is constantly growing.
  • You want to work with talented people who are industry pioneers.
  • You want to join a global company and meet great people around the world from all walks of life.
  • Motivating, challenging and rewarding work on the next great frontiers in games.
  • Career-development opportunities.
  • Exceptional library of diverse top games with broad distribution.

For more information go to www.gameloft.com and https://www.gameloft.com/for-brands/

  • Employment Type: Permanent
  • Hours: Full Time with Hybrid working mode office/WFH
  • Salary: Competitive + Bonus based on sales commissions
  • Benefits: Mobile phone allowance, and a company laptop. We are a truly global Vivendi company, offering opportunities to collaborate around the world within Gameloft and inside Vivendi Group.