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As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to “level up” our talent. We’re on the hunt for innovators who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

PERKS & BENEFITS

  • Unlimited Vacation, Paid Sick Days, Kin Care & Holidays*
  • 100% Covered Medical and Company-Sponsored Dental & Vision (Plans Vary)*
  • Life Insurance, 401k, Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Benefits & More*
  • Wellness Activities & Programs (Yoga & Zumba)
  • 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave*
  • Happy Hours
  • Company Events
  • Dog-Friendly*

*Only applies to full-time positions.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for an experienced Principal Narrative Designer to bring their expert writing and game design skills to Jam City, creators of the hit mobile game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. You’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with top industry talent, solve creative challenges, and take ownership of new features and initiatives across multiple projects. If you’re a storytelling innovator who demonstrates elite skills in the narrative discipline and can autonomously deliver an output and quality of work that is superior to the standard expectation, we want to hear from you.

*Qualified applicants will be expected to complete a Narrative Design/Writing test.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Drive and communicate a narrative vision with elite skill through documentation, outlines, scripts, and presentations.
  • Demonstrate design expertise and mentorship capacity in one or more narrative disciplines (i.e. nonlinear narrative, branded storytelling).
  • Deliver innovative narrative assignments with an output, quality, and speed that consistently exceeds norms.
  • Evaluate narrative content across a feature or game and elevate its quality through direct revisions and/or teaching notes.
  • Build effective partnerships with the Product, Design, Production, Art, Animation, and Narrative Leads to align all facets of Narrative with business goals.
  • Initiate the development of new narrative concepts to support both creative and monetization objectives.
  • Innovate with high accuracy across multiple iterations and with minimal supervision, addressing internal and external stakeholder feedback and executing revisions.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • 8+ years Narrative Design, Game Writing, Screenwriting experience, or equivalent.
  • Mastery of writing and expert proficiency in narrative design techniques.
  • Exceptional output, quality, speed, and prioritization in a rapidly changing creative environment.
  • Strong understanding of game development processes, pipelines, and trends.
  • Expert proficiency in reviewing work, giving feedback, and maintaining narrative continuity.
  • Ability to efficiently juggle multiple responsibilities without compromising creative quality.
  • Self-starter; ability to independently identify problems and solve them.
  • Experience scripting dialogue and structuring branching storylines.
  • Leadership experience in small team settings.
  • Exceptional proofreading and copy-editing skills.
  • Outstanding written and interpersonal communication skills.

NICE TO HAVE

  • Knowledge of Harry Potter brand and canon.
  • Serialized storytelling and screenwriting experience.
  • Live Ops experience.

CHECK OUT LIFE AS A JAM CITIZEN:

  • Company news and events on our LinkedIn
  • Company Blog
  • Employee Feedback on our Comparably page
  • Find videos on our teams and games on our Youtube

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY, & INCLUSION

We believe in creating games that unite people across the world and that showcase our commitment to providing an environment that is both inclusive and diverse for our players and employees. We strive to create a workforce that is reflective of our global player community as we know that we are stronger and better when we play together. To help promote an inclusive culture, we celebrate the visible and invisible diversity of our Jam Citizens through initiatives including Employee Resource Groups, cultural events, trainings, speaker series, and more.

Jam City is an equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, religion, ethnicity, marital, or domestic partnerships status, disability, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws. Our management is committed to following this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruiting, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.

ABOUT JAM CITY

Jam City is an award-winning mobile entertainment studio providing unique and deeply engaging games that appeal to a broad, global audience.

Led by CEO Chris DeWolfe, former MySpace co-founder and CEO, and COO Josh Yguado, former 20th Century Fox executive, Jam City is the creative powerhouse behind some of the highest-grossing and most enduring mobile games. Jam City’s global franchise Cookie Jam has generated more than half a billion dollars, and Panda Pop has more than 120 million downloads to date.

The company also is the go-to studio for Hollywood, having developed immersive, narrative-rich mobile games around iconic entertainment brands. The company’s popular RPG game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery was the #1 game in more than 40 countries at its launch in April 2018.

Jam City has nine studios located in Los Angeles (HQ), Berlin, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Burbank, Cedar Falls, San Diego, San Francisco, and Toronto.