Narrative Lead, Games Studio

Full Time Job
The Narrative Lead is responsible for all aspects of the project with a particular focus on creative aspects You are accountable for the project vision, the story, and the execution of the narrative experience. You will work closely with other leads to ensure the project is completed on time and on budget. You will act as both a team lead and a mentor, fostering a team culture of collaboration, inclusivity, and empowerment. You will strive to develop processes and solutions that help to support a sustainable work life for your team.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities
• Responsible for the project creative vision, story, and execution, ensure the creative vision of the original IP
• Lead team to bring creative vision to life, working with other cross-functional leads
• Act as lead writer of the project, own the story
• Partner with the creative team to bring vision to life
• Work closely with Producer to ensure project is delivered on time and on budget
• Stay abreast of technical restrictions or requirements and schedule/production impacts
• Liaise with stakeholders and IP holders for all approvals & feedback as needed
• Partner with Head of Product and Head of Story to establish KPIs, ensure team alignment
• Establish, apply, and drive best practices for assigned project
• Identify, predict, resolve problems in a timely, cost-effective manner, remove roadblocks for your team
• Maintain current and working knowledge on industry/market trends, make recommendations as appropriate
• Coach the team in a way that encourages autonomy, mastery, and purpose
• Supervise, train, mentor, motivate and support the team
• Lead by example, creating a strong sense of purpose and community, promoting a culture of excellence and inclusivity, encouraging a sustainable work/life balance
• Exemplify reliability, accountability, and professionalism in all work-related interactions

Skills
and Abilities
• Demonstrated fundamentals of leadership, including clear and proactive communication, meeting moderation, and oversight of large cross-disciplinary initiatives
• Capable of managing multiple competing tasks and be self-directed to meet deadlines in a quickly evolving environment
• Excellent attention to detail and strong desire to iterate and improve on processes
• Ability to coach, lead, mitigate, and prioritize through stressful situations for you and your team
• Collaborative team centric focus with an excellent ability to deliver and receive constructive feedback
• Excellent written and verbal communication. Comfortable interacting and presenting to all levels of the company, key stakeholders, and publishers.

Education and Experience

• 7-10 years experience in a related role
• At least 5 years writing experience in gaming, including dialogue, characters, treatments, and cinematics
• Preferred 5 years experience in interactive narrative mobile games, and has led multiple projects
• Proven track record in creating and maintaining creative direction
• Strong understanding of the daily ebb and flow of game development
• Experience communicating a game vision to teams and partners
• Experience in all production phases from Concept to Live Operations, having shipped at least one title
• Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

Our core hours are 10 am to 6:00pm (CST), which means you should be available for meetings etc. during these hours. You will be required to work longer hours on occasion, especially during periods when staff is working late to meet tight deadlines etc.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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