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We’re a group of developers, artists, and storytellers that make games full of wonder, danger, and humor. Everyone at our studio, whether an industry vet or new voice impacts each game through collaborative feedback, mutual respect, and creative empowerment. If you want to make games that leave a meaningful impact on players: we want to hear from you.
We’re looking for new teammates who deeply care about the work they do, the stories they tell, and the people they create with. As part of the Netflix team, we strive to hire the best and value integrity, excellence, respect, inclusion, and collaboration.
Learn how our story-loving game people came to join Netflix’s team of game-loving story people.
Writing at Night School Studio
Every experience made by Night School is built on a foundation of solid game design that harmoniously unfolds through immersive worlds, rich characters, and flavorful details which our Writing team is responsible for weaving throughout the player’s journey at every turn. The Writing Department is tasked with outlining satisfying narratives as well as scripting all the dialogue and directing the story’s beats with level designers. Creating and empowering player choice, developing emotionally-driven character moments, inventing personalities that feel real, and directing actors in voice-over sessions all fall within the scope of Writing’s duties. Night School’s writers consider it an immense responsibility and privilege to be on the forefront of inventing what’s possible in video game storytelling – a bar we enthusiastically aim to keep pushing to new heights.
About The Job
Be it crafting branching storylines or dialogue, designing innovative player-driven experiences that genuinely respect player agency, or ambitiously expanding beloved IPs – Night School is looking for a writer who approaches problem-solving with creativity and thoughtful execution. To be a writer at Night School, you should truly enjoy creating play spaces for players who want to push the boundaries of what our stories will allow. We’re looking for passionate writers excited by the potential of interactive storytelling to move audiences through onscreen experiences.
As a Senior Writer at Night School Studio you will...
- Write interactive scripts under the guidance of our Game Directors & Head of Story, within our proprietary tools in Unity
- Collaborate with cross-discipline teammates to ensure a compelling, immersive and fluid narrative that supports the game’s goals and design, from concept to ship
- Contribute in writers’ rooms for games founded on both pre-existing and new IPs
- Respond to and incorporate internal/external feedback throughout the development process
- Generate outlines, treatments, and other narrative support materials as needed
- Document and present story development, pillars, progress, and pivots to the team, studio stakeholders, and other partners
- Collaborate with high level showrunners, producers, writers and executives from series and film to develop interactive content authentic to the source material IP
- Direct VO sessions
Skills & Requirements
- 5+ years of game writing work, with senior level experience highly preferred
- 2+ shipped games as a hands-on game writer
- Strong game writing, communication, and presentation skills
- Screenwriting background and familiarity with current entertainment industry key players and trends
- Familiarity with the language of cinematic storytelling
- Experience directing high-level talent in VO sessions
- Experience collaborating with high level showrunners and talent in writers’ room settings
- Experience writing in a variety of genres (portfolio of shipped products and writing samples required)
- Experience writing in the horror genre highly preferred
About You
- Not afraid of change or uncharted territory. Thinking about “what could be” is creatively exciting to you!
- Energized by innovation in interactive storytelling
- Passionate about and knowledgeable in stories across all mediums – you’re a walking encyclopedia of references that illustrate excellence in storytelling
- Familiar with both the game development process and entertainment industry
- Can pitch and present with clarity and compelling vision new ideas to teammates and partners
- A relentless advocate for excellent player experience across all stages of development and production
- Great at understanding the root of feedback, addressing and adapting to notes
- Quick on your feet
We’d also love to see a polished sample of your work, which could be a sample from a screenplay, teleplay, play, or interactive game script. Ideally this sample showcases both your approach to dialogue and how you structure a scene with a beginning, middle and end, within a 5 page limit. Please upload it as a single document with your resume below.
BUT, PLEASE ONLY SUBMIT A WRITING SAMPLE IF YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING: You understand and acknowledge that Night School Studio may already have or may in the future receive or develop materials independent of your writing sample (the "Sample") which may be similar or identical to elements in the Sample. You agree that Night School Studio has the unrestricted right to use these materials without any obligation to you and that you will have no right or recourse against Night School Studio for use of these materials.
Generally, our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $90,000 - $600,000.
Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more detail about our Benefits here.
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Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
