Narrative Designer (XR/VR)

TL;DR

Narrative Designer (XR/VR): Designs and champions narrative elements for innovative immersive XR experiences and games with an accent on integrating story seamlessly with interactions. Focus on worldbuilding, defining event flows, and ensuring cohesive user understanding in virtual and augmented reality projects.

Location: Remote (São Paulo, Brazil)

Company

hirify.global is a startup focused on creating, designing, producing, and developing world-class interactive VR/AR/MR experiences and games.

What you will do

• Conceive, create, and advocate narrative features, ensuring integration into the final product.
• Produce documents and tools like emotion curves, beat sheets, synopses, and screenplays.
• Create character, location, object, and event descriptions, collaborating on worldbuilding.
• Collaborate with development and game design teams to implement narrative content and define event flows.
• Ensure project clarity and cohesion from the user's perspective, including user test reporting.
• Produce summary texts for distribution and research narrative VR experiences.

Requirements

• Exceptional writing ability required.
• Fluency in Portuguese and English languages is mandatory.
• Previous experience in narrative content creation teams.
• Strong understanding and experience with classical storytelling elements like narrative structures, plots, and emotional progress.
• Ability to balance narrative, interaction, and ludology aspects in immersive experiences.
• Previous scriptwriting experience for film, TV, or games.
• Technical or Bachelor of Arts, Cinema, Media, Creative Writing, Literature degree or equivalent.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Google G Suite and screenwriting software.
• Previous knowledge or experience with VR and AR content.
• Experience in writing at a studio or production company.
• Video Games industry experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Emphasis on teamwork, agility, and multidisciplinarity.
• Opportunity for creative freedom and guiding project direction.
• Environment that embraces problem solvers and experimentation.
• Focus on sharing knowledge and continuous learning.
• Positive attitude and genuine team player spirit.