Main Tasks and Responsibilities

We are looking for a Narrative Director for our studio and our PC/console projects. As the Narrative Director, you will collaborate in establishing the narrative direction with the Creative Directors and Game Director. Thus you will be responsible for ensuring the consistency and coherence of the narrative experience with your teams.

Main Tasks

Working closely with the Creative Director to design and develop the project's narrative vision and its overall tone
Writing and editing convincing dialogue, character biographies, and scripts that respect the narrative tone, resonate with players and enhance their overall game experience
Providing advice, feedback and support to a team of writers as they create scripts, dialogue, lore, item descriptions, and other narrative elements
Representing Narrative in interdisciplinary planning at all phases of the project, and effectively organizing your team members' work in order to meet milestones and deadlines
Creating engaging quests, tasks, and storylines that drive player progression and emotional investment within the world of the game
Conducting research to ensure the authenticity and accuracy of historical, cultural, or thematic elements incorporated into the game's narrative
Working in close collaboration with our programming and design teams to create innovative tools and systems that bring new narrative experiences to life in unique ways

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Expertise in writing strong and dramatic interpersonal, friendly and romantic relationships
A minimum of 10 years' professional experience in narrative design
Experience in a position of leadership
Good communication, with an interest in professional support and leadership
At least one title published on console/PC while in a narrative design role, and experience working with a game engine
Fluent in English; English-French bilingualism is an asset
Experience with localisation and dubbing pipelines
Considerable experience with multimedia software (Office, Adobe, Atlassian)

Skills and Profile

Able to work in Agile mode, not afraid of failure, and able to bounce back quickly, if necessary
Able to make decisions in a complex environment
Open-minded and empathetic
Ability to take on a leadership role while continuing to hold an operational role on the project
Passion for video games and their history
Ability to present one's ideas (verbally and in writing)
Enjoy teamwork
A big imagination!