Senior Narrative Designer (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Senior Narrative Designer (Gamedev): Shaping the story and mission narrative for a co-operative first-person shooter with an accent on in-mission storytelling, mission briefings, and voiced content. Focus on integrating narrative beats into gameplay, creating non-linear replayable structures, and collaborating with level design for environmental storytelling.

Location: Remote from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Romania, or Ukraine

Company

hirify.global is a strategic partner in external game development providing creative and technical expertise for AAA and AA games across all platforms.

What you will do

• Own narrative design for new missions, crafting setup, motivation, and storytelling consistent with the game's lore.
• Write mission briefings, in-mission dialogue, barks, and environmental storytelling for stealth and direct-assault styles.
• Partner with Level Design to weave narrative beats into mission flow and objectives.
• Collaborate with VO Designer and Audio team to script and deliver voiced content.
• Adapt writing for non-linear, replayable structures where players experience beats in varying orders.
• Maintain detailed narrative documentation, including scripts and character voice guides.

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional experience in Narrative Design or Game Writing on AA/AAA PC or console titles.
• At least one shipped title with substantial narrative or writing ownership.
• Proven ability to write systemic, non-linear, and replayable game narrative, including barks and reactive dialogue.
• Experience preparing scripts for VO recording and working with voice actors.
• Strong understanding of writing for co-operative multiplayer experiences.
• English: C1+ (Excellent written and verbal proficiency) required.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with heist, crime, or genre-action fiction.
• Experience writing for live-service or episodic content.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive financial reward.
• Opportunities to work on projects for top global game dev publishers.
• Private medical care and paid time off.
• Culture of diversity and inclusion.
• Community of passionate game development professionals.