Product Narrative Director (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Product Narrative Director (Gamedev): Leading narrative vision and quality across new and live game projects, driving growth through storytelling and player experience improvements with an accent on defining strategic narrative direction for live games and analyzing narrative engagement. Focus on creating emotionally engaging stories that support gameplay loops and retention and partnering with cross-functional teams to ship content efficiently.

Location: Fully remote with no office restrictions

Company

hirify.global is a Swedish developer and publisher of mobile games played by over 250 million people worldwide.

What you will do

• Own the narrative vision for new games and deliver a cohesive player experience across story, characters, tone, pacing, and narrative content.
• Own narrative quality across live projects and new game development.
• Define the strategic narrative direction for live projects in operation.
• Identify growth opportunities for existing projects through narrative, storytelling, and content beats.
• Establish narrative guidelines and a consistent voice across the game and live content.
• Conduct player research and analyze narrative engagement using analytics systems, UX research, and player surveys.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to plan, produce, and ship narrative content efficiently.
• Track market trends and competitor solutions in narrative and live event storytelling.
• Write and oversee key narrative content: dialogues, quests, events, item and feature texts, UI narrative copy where needed.

Requirements

• 3+ years in narrative design, game writing, or content direction in games.
• Portfolio with shipped titles; mobile F2P experience is a strong plus.
• Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to adapt voice and tone.
• Ability to align narrative decisions with product goals, metrics, and engineering constraints.
• Ability to create emotionally engaging stories that support gameplay loops and retention.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Passion for games and player experience.

Nice to have

• Experience with live ops narrative and event-driven storytelling.
• Experience writing scripts for game videos and cinematic content.
• Experience leading writers or managing outsourcing partners.
• Understanding of game design fundamentals.
• Familiarity with localization workflows and writing for translation.
• Experience using AI tools to speed up narrative prototyping and iteration.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible Work Conditions: Fully remote format with no office restrictions and a convenient flexible schedule.
• Development & Learning: Internal education system including workshops, webinars, and hackathons; compensation for English and other language courses.
• Relocation Support: Financial assistance and guidance for choosing a country where G5 has offices and legalizing your entire family.
• Health & Well-being: Medical insurance and reimbursement for gym memberships, plus team sports initiatives.
• Bonus Program: Performance-based bonuses upon meeting sales targets, with profit-sharing from stock value growth for key employees.
• Expert Community: Work alongside top industry professionals in a dynamic and innovative environment.