Senior Narrative Designer

Location: Belgrade, Novi Sad, Sarajevo, or remote within EMEA. Hybrid work is preferred, with regular office-based and remote options available.

Company

hirify.global develops action games for PC and consoles using Unreal Engine, including sci-fi, horror, and other AAA projects.

What you will do

• Develop and iterate story elements, world building, dialogue, and narrative content.
• Design non-linear stories, branching narratives, and meaningful player choices.
• Implement narrative content in game development tools and maintain related documentation.
• Collaborate with narrative designers, writers, gameplay and other development disciplines, leadership, stakeholders, and collaborators.
• Support team members, provide constructive feedback, and mentor junior narrative team members.
• Deliver complex creative and production work quickly, reliably, and through effective iteration.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a game writer or narrative designer.
• At least one shipped title as a Senior Writer or Narrative Designer.
• Demonstrable experience creating non-linear stories with branching narratives and writing dialogue for voice-over.
• Proficiency with scriptwriting tools and game development software such as Neverwinter Nights toolset, Final Draft, Celtx, Twine, or proprietary game engines.
• Excellent written and verbal English with exceptional grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Strong communication, collaboration, feedback, mentoring, and iteration skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with established IPs, license holders, AAA or CRPG writing, and voice-over production.
• Familiarity with cinematic design, screenwriting, and Unreal Engine 5 or similar engines.
• Experience in film, television, or animation.
• Native English speaker.
• Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing, English, Screenwriting, or a related field.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive industry-standard salary and flexible working hours.
• 25 days of vacation, company-wide annual leave in January, short-term sick leave, additional remote days, and additional leave for significant life events.
• Ongoing conferences, classes, workshops, courses, and other education opportunities.
• Work with senior professionals across teams operating from three offices and more than 16 countries.
• Private medical insurance, fitness support, team-building and community events, and office refreshments.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV and a portfolio demonstrating previous work, preferably as a PDF attachment.
• Applications are open until October 5.