Lead Narrative Designer

2 weeks ago


North West, United Kingdom Amiqus Full time

**Lead Narrative Designer - Console / Multiplayer Action - 1**st** Party Sony Studio**

Amiqus are partnered with one of the UK’s top AAA console developers as they look to hire an experienced Lead Narrative Designer for their latest project. The studio is a Playstation 1st Party developer working on multiple AAA projects. They are approx. 350+ heads, culturally one big family, inclusive and diverse. This role can be onsite or fully remote (UK only) depending on what you prefer.

We are looking for a Lead Narrative Designer to join the early development of a new, AAA, Unreal 5 multiplayer action game. This bold project aims to break new ground in multiplayer, blending gameplay mechanics in new ways and deeply embedding storytelling elements into a unique universe. We’re building an elite, diverse first-party team and this is your opportunity to help shape a future blockbuster

This is a great opportunity for an ambitious individual looking for their next challenge, as the team is at an early stage, you will ensure the narrative design is a central pillar of the development. You will also play an active role in helping to grow and develop the narrative design team.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Working with the Narrative Director to contribute to the game’s overall story and lore development
- Working with game design to articulate story beats through core multiplayer gameplay
- Work with art to identify opportunities/techniques for environmental storytelling
- Determine the best narrative technique for each storytelling opportunity
- Design and develop narrative in-game mechanics serving story needs
- Be part of the custodian team for the narrative across gameplay, cinematic content, dialogue, and text
- Reviewing the game to identify situations for narrative improvement and specifically what those improvements should be
- Discoverable content (pick-ups, environmental interactive elements (i.e. readable signs, etc.)
- VO / mocap attendance and reviewing to ensure continuity and to select takes etc
- Determining and working with tools to deliver the narrative design
- Help grow, develop, and champion, the narrative design team within the wider development

**Requirements**:

- Significant professional game development experience
- Exceptional knowledge of all storytelling techniques
- Obsessive about delivering the very best player experience
- Working knowledge of game design and multiplayer design principles
- A great communicator who is respected by their peers
- Ability to add to each project - proactive and driven, not waiting for tasks from others
- An intuition for, and interest in, multiplayer action games

Party Sony Studio

Amiqus are partnered with one of the UK’s top AAA console developers as they look to hire an experienced Lead Narrative Designer for their latest project. The studio is a Playstation 1st Party developer working on multiple AAA projects. They are approx. 350+ heads, culturally one big family, inclusive and diverse. This role can be onsite or fully remote (UK only) depending on what you prefer.

We are looking for a Lead Narrative Designer to join the early development of a new, AAA, Unreal 5 multiplayer action game. This bold project aims to break new ground in multiplayer, blending gameplay mechanics in new ways and deeply embedding storytelling elements into a unique universe. We’re building an elite, diverse first-party team and this is your opportunity to help shape a future blockbuster

This is a great opportunity for an ambitious individual looking for their next challenge, as the team is at an early stage, you will ensure the narrative design is a central pillar of the development. You will also play an active role in helping to grow and develop the narrative design team.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Working with the Narrative Director to contribute to the game’s overall story and lore development
- Working with game design to articulate story beats through core multiplayer gameplay
- Work with art to identify opportunities/techniques for environmental storytelling
- Determine the best narrative technique for each storytelling opportunity
- Design and develop narrative in-game mechanics serving story needs
- Be part of the custodian team for the narrative across gameplay, cinematic content, dialogue, and text
- Reviewing the game to identify situations for narrative improvement and specifically what those improvements should be
- Discoverable content (pick-ups, environmental interactive elements (i.e. readable signs, etc.)
- VO / mocap attendance and reviewing to ensure continuity and to select takes etc
- Determining and working with tools to deliver the narrative design
- Help grow, develop, and champion, the narrative design team within the wider development

**Requirements**:

- Significant professional game development experience
- Exceptional knowledge of all storytelling techniques
- Obsessive about delivering the very best player experience
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