Narrative Designer - Infinity Ward (Temporary)

Activision • Santa Monica, CA

20h • Onsite

About The Position

As a Narrative writer, you will act as one of several key contributors to the story of our games. Your work will support the vision driven by the Creative and Narrative Directors. The ideal candidate will have previous success as a Game Writer and Developer, outstanding communication skills, excellent understanding of story and game structure, and the ability to work within established narrative canon and gameplay goals. Experience in first person shooter, military and action-adventure games is highly preferred.
Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

Requirements

• 5+ years of game development experience
• 1-2+ shipped titles with a narrative design or writing credit
• Bachelor’s degree in a creative or communication-focused field, or equivalent work experience
• Excellent creative writing abilities
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Strong understanding of game production
• Passion for storytelling and interactive media

Nice To Haves

• Experience in first person shooter, military and action-adventure games is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop fresh and compelling interactive stories, consistent with company game philosophy and vision
• Proactively champion a story vision that supports overarching project goals through structure, character, and theme
• Participate in the development of assets related to narrative/scripted events (gameplay, audio, art), as well as in their implementation and debug. Own and master tools and systems related to narrative
• Understand gameplay elements and assess how they could affect the development of the story. Present collaborative solutions for adjustments as conflicts arise
• Write for various media (e.g., in-game copy, cinematic scripts, story bible documentation, pitch documentation, short stories, promotional copy)
• Promote excellence in storytelling craft through feedback and direction
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others
• Relocation assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level