Narrative Coordinator (Game Development)

Location: Remote within the United States

Salary: $51.45 per hour

Company

hirify.global's Insomniac Games develops narrative-driven video games.

What you will do

• Organize writing infrastructure, scripts, reference materials, dialogue scope documentation, and pipeline documentation.
• Prepare scripts, videos, communications, and other materials for voice-over sessions; coordinate casting, actor schedules, recording readiness, and performance capture preparation.
• Support the emergent dialogue pipeline by creating and tuning rules, metadata, and dialogue frequency in collaboration with programmers and narrative designers.
• Coordinate writer scheduling, implementation and review timing, localization deliverables, and production milestones.
• Support writers with dialogue drafts, script reviews, brainstorming, story development, narrative problem solving, and in-game dialogue fixes.
• Maintain game and franchise continuity, track design changes requiring script updates, and support Story Department tools and training.

Requirements

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to create and prioritize tasks.
• Ability to build close rapport across departments, collaborate across disciplines, and adapt to rapidly changing priorities.
• Ability to solve practical problems involving varied concrete situations with limited standardization and interpret written, oral, diagram, and schedule-based instructions.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Familiarity with Final Draft or other screenwriting programs.
• Knowledge of game-making, production pipelines, game narratives, and narrative systems.
• Ability to learn new proprietary tools and procedures.
• Passion for game narratives and narrative systems.

Nice to have

• Experience in AAA game development environments.
• Experience with bug databases or Quality Assurance.

Culture & Benefits

• Temporary six-month engagement through staffing partner Yoh Enterprise Solutions.
• Remote work within the United States.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits may be available.
• No supervisory responsibilities.
• Background checks are conducted at the offer stage for new employees.