Narrative Designer - Infinity Ward (Temporary)
About The Position
Infinity Ward is seeking a Narrative Designer to act as a key contributor to the story of our games. This role supports the vision set by the Creative and Narrative Directors. The ideal candidate will have prior success as a Game Writer and Developer, possess outstanding communication skills, an 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, 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
- Variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others
- Relocation assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
