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Aniline Studio is seeking a Middle/Lead/Senior Narrative Designer for a psychological horror/drama visual novel. Full-time, remote position. Salary: 80000 RUB. Requires Russian citizenship and self-employment status.

Aniline Studio is a company specializing in anime animation, games, and original IP projects. We are currently looking for a full-time narrative designer to work on a psychological horror/drama visual novel set in a modern realistic environment related to internet culture, streaming, and VTuber/online persona themes. The project focuses on emotional storytelling, atmosphere, character inner states, and psychological tension, rather than mysticism or fantasy. Responsibilities: - Develop and maintain the narrative aspects of the project - Write scenes, dialogues, and narrative structure - Plan narrative pacing and character development - Participate in game feature creation with the team - Formulate clear technical specifications for artists and programmers - Work with AI tools for prototyping scenes and ideas - Participate in discussions on game pipelines and scope decisions - Help maintain project integrity and tone

Key Requirements: - Strong skills in information structuring and documentation - Understanding of game production processes - Ability to adapt to constraints and deadlines - Understanding of storytelling in visual novels - Interest in modern internet culture, anime, and game narrative - Ability to clearly articulate thoughts and tasks to the team - Skills in using neural networks as a prototyping tool Nice to have: - Experience with Unity - Experience working on visual novels or story-driven projects - Understanding of game pipelines - Experience collaborating with artists and programmers - Understanding of scope management and production limitations

Work format: - Long-term employment - Staff / permanent cooperation Required: - Russian Federation citizenship - Russian Federation passport - Individual entrepreneur or self-employed status - Russian bank account We are looking for someone not just for one project, but for the long term. In the future, we plan to expand the studio's game and animation divisions, so we are looking for someone who can grow with the team and gradually take on more responsibility in the narrative and creative direction.