Narrative Designer (Middle / Senior)

Narrative Designer (Middle/Senior) for WayOne studio, working on the game Hitch Happens. Full-time, remote.

We are WayOne, a young game publishing studio. We develop and publish games. We are looking for a Narrative Designer to work on the project Hitch Happens. We need someone who understands mainstream trends, has a sense of humor, and knows references, ready to implement them on a large scale. Responsibilities: - Develop characters: biographies, personalities, motivations. - Write main story, side stories, branching dialogues, systemic lines, and descriptions. - Collaborate with game designer to integrate narrative into mechanics and progression. - Create narrative documentation and sync with GDD. - Integrate text into engine using narrative tools (branching, variables, conditions). - Prepare text for localization: glossaries, context for translators, volume control. - Consider platform content restrictions (Steam rules, prohibited topics). - Iterate based on playtests and team feedback.

Mandatory requirements: - 2+ years of experience as a narrative designer / writer in games. - Ability to work not only with 'big story' but also with episodic structure, repeatable scenes, systemic lines. - Experience in creating branching dialogues and understanding how text lives within game systems (variables, flags, conditions, endings). - Excellent grammar, writing style, ability to write in different tones and character voices. - Understanding of interactive drama (pacing, handling repeatable content). - Portfolio: scripts, dialogues, lore documents (anonymized fragments acceptable). - Willingness to work within set vision, not rewrite it. - Willingness to work in pre-production uncertainty. Nice to have: - Constantly watch mainstream media and genuinely like it. - Participation in a project released to the public. - Knowledge of story-driven and comedy game market, able to work with references. - Proactive, able to write per technical specs and tone, productive and disciplined. - Comfortable with multiple revisions and iterations. - Able to establish close communication with game designer and producer.

Salary: based on interview results. Remote work. Full-time employment.