Narrative Designer

Posted: 8 months
Writing
Contract
Senior
Anywhere
SUN AND SERPENT creations are a newly founded indie team headquartered in Braunschweig, Germany, with a small core team supported by remote contributors from various countries. Our debut title Bladesong is a crafting RPG that takes swordmaking mechanics to a new level, featuring unparalleled customisation of the sword’s every detail and deep analysis of its physical properties. Players will take the role of a swordsmith in the enclaved city of Eren Keep after the gods have banished themselves, find their way in a city governed by an idolised ruler with an iron grip and build a loyal team of those deemed trustworthy. Learn more about the game at bladesonggame.com.

About the Role:
We are looking for an experienced Narrative Designer to steer the creation of Bladesong’s narrative – a captivating and memorable experience for our players in a game centered around the sword and everything it symbolises. This is a remote contract role.

Your Responsibilities:
  • Guide a small team of writing contributors to shape the game’s story, characters and lore
  • Work with Producers to ensure meaningful progress regarding the game’s narrative and required assets
  • Steer the development of narrative tooling and systems with your ideas and requirements
  • Work with Game Designers to ensure that the game’s features and pacing act in concert with the narrative
  • Design a personal, memorable and morally interesting narrative experience for our players
Our Ideal Candidate:
  • A passion to deliver a meaningful game with a hands-on team
  • A love for story-rich games and medieval fantasy
  • The ability to divide-and-conquer large tasks and delegate subtasks
  • Strong creative thinking to envision and bring unique story moments to life
  • Experience in a narrative role on a shipped title
  • Experience with narrative tools and workflows, ideally from multiple projects
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
  • (Optional) Previous experience with Unreal Engine 4 or 5
If you bring the required skills to the table, we encourage you to apply and come as you are.


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About SUN AND SERPENT creations

SUN AND SERPENT creations are a remote indie studio based in Germany with talent from Moon Studios and Ninja Theory. Founded in 2023, Bladesong will be the studio’s debut title and is slated for release in 2025.