Job Summary
Responsible for developing original treatments, stories, scripts, and dialogue for assigned game project. This role provides a key component of the studio's mission to create games that have a positive and lasting impact on people's lives by writing compelling stories and by modeling great collaboration.
Essential Functions And Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
- Works with Creative Director, story team, and other production members to develop characters, plot, and key storytelling moments
- Writes scripts for games with emphasis on complete description of scenes and characters (camera moves, facial expressions, sets, lighting, etc.)
- Writes scripts for real-time and cinematics sequences, and coordinates with various groups to get them implemented
- Participates in writer's room sessions for brainstorming, story development, and narrative problem solving.
- Regularly reviews scripts by other writers and gives thoughtful feedback.
- Provides notes and feedback to other production departments to shape and hone the expression of story
- Responds to notes from and works closely with brand and publishing partners to achieve story goals
- Writes a variety of dialogue for AI and emergent gameplay events
- Works closely with the production team to create and implement in-game moments to reinforce the story arc
- Writes game trailers and other extraneous projects as necessary (examples: marketing pieces, web content, etc.)
- Assists in writing all text and dialogue in game (menus, descriptions, etc.)
- Maintains schedule and scope during various stages of production
- Demonstrates an understanding of resource limitations and works closely with other production departments to find elegant solutions to complex story problems
- Other duties may be assigned
Supervisory Duties
This job has no supervisory responsibilities
Qualifications
Experience and Education
Experience and Education Req Pref
Five plus years of professional experience or training, or an equivalent amount of education and experience.
Mathematical Skills
Skill/Ability
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Language Skills
Skill/Ability
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style.
Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
Reasoning Ability
Skill/Ability
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Shipped a AAA game in a writer role preferred.
Computer Skills: Knowledge of Windows Office Suite. Photoshop and Illustrator a plus.
Other Skills: Able to build rapport with other departments and be comfortable with changing priorities. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Adept at learning new and proprietary tools and procedures. Sets a good example as a communicator, collaborator, and teammate, both internally and across disciplines. Has a passion for games and game narratives.
