Senior Narrative Designer Jobs

NARRATIVE DESIGNER

Reports to: Narrative Director

Permanent – Full-Time

Eidos Montreal is seeking a Principal or Senior Narrative Designer who, reporting to the Narrative Director, will be responsible for furthering and implementing the vision for the game's narrative elements. Working closely with Level Design and Game Design, the Senior Narrative Designer will create interesting stories with memorable characters, both classic and unconventional, using a variety of means to develop the narrative, including dialogue, text pieces, environment design, staging, and gameplay elements.

What you will do

• Write and edit dialogue, barks, objective text, and other narrative content.
• Own the function and presentation of in-game narrative content ;
• Under the direction of the Narrative Director, contribute to the development of compelling stories with dramatic motivators and colourful characters, within the project philosophy and vision ;
• Conceive scenarios, missions, and objectives that are tied to larger story goals ;
• Implement narrative content using proprietary game development tools ;
• Maintain narrative asset pipeline ;

What you bring

• Ability to design structurally tight stories which exemplify classic themes while containing unexpected and humorous elements ;
• Passion for collaboration between multiple disciplines ;
• Ability to create character, and establish plot, through efficient and concise dialogue and text pieces ;
• Experience implementing conversations and text pieces into a game engine.
• Experience on at least one shipped narrative-driven title as a narrative designer/game writer ;
• Ability to process and react to feedback, then deliver quality revisions in a timely fashion ;
• Thorough knowledge of the narrative toolset of the video game medium.

Even better if you have

• A diverse sense of humour, from the corny to the macabre ;
• A keen eye for proofreading & editing one's own writing and that of colleagues.
• Familiarity with game and level design toolsets ;
• An appreciation for stories of magic and whimsy, in a variety of media ;
• Experience of open-world narrative design and branching dialogue ;

Why join us?

• Access to a telemedicine service for the family: to avoid a pleasant 24hours in the emergency room;
• Access to Groupe insurance: To take care of yourself and your loved ones;
• Hybrid work: because we have adapted to the new reality;
• Bonus system: we recognize the work accomplished.
• Access to Groupe RRSPs: we think about your future;
• Flexible work schedule: because unexpected events are part of life when you are sick or need personal days;

Come and create emotion with us!