Senior Narrative Designer

TapBlaze•Los Angeles, CA

9d•$100,000 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

This is a senior, ownership-driven role. The qualified individual will be responsible for ensuring that every story beat, character interaction, and narrative event is logical, consistent, and emotionally coherent. You will be the final narrative authority for Good Pizza, Great Pizza and related franchises, proactively identifying narrative risks, maintaining long-term character consistency, and partnering closely with Game Design, Live Ops, Art, and Community to ship high-quality narrative content.

Requirements

Ability to explain why narrative choices were made
Character development and world-building skills
Strong sense of character voice, motivation, and emotional continuity
Great attention to details and strong editing abilities - please mention "beauty is in the details" in your application or cover letter.
6+ years of experience in narrative design, game writing, or character-driven storytelling
Prior experience leading or owning narrative delivery on a shipped game, ideally in live-ops environment
Strong understanding of narrative systems and how story integrates with gameplay
Los Angeles, CA: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work
Prolonged period of time sitting at a desk and computer.

Nice To Haves

Passion for games and familiarity with the Good Pizza, Great Pizza and Good Coffee, Great Coffee universes is a big plus
Experience with simulation, cozy, or character-centric games
Familiarity with Yarn narrative scripting tool

Responsibilities

Own narrative logic, character consistency, and tone across all story content
Ensure characters remain true to their established personalities and motivations
Identify and resolve narrative issues before content reaches review or release
Take responsibility for narrative readiness at ship time.
Design and write: event narratives and seasonal arcs; character dialogue and story beats; in-game narrative moments and flavor text
Develop story content that supports gameplay pacing and player experience
Balance humor, warmth, and emotional resonance with clarity and consistency.
Create and maintain a living Character Bible
Define narrative rules, tone guidelines, and character non-negotiables
Ensure narrative consistency across long-running live content.
Partner closely with Game Designers to integrate narrative into mechanics and events
Collaborate with art team to align visual storytelling, character portrayal and theme decors
Work with community team to ensure narrative tone aligns with player expectations
Push back when narrative integrity or character consistency is at risk.
Review narrative work from contractors or junior writers
Provide clear, constructive narrative feedback
Raise narrative standards across the team.