Senior Technical Narrative Designer

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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