Narrative Designer & Writer (Game Development)

Location: Remote from Quebec, Canada, with the option for hybrid work in Quebec City

Company

hirify.global uses an AI-powered matching process and represents a partner company developing a large-scale video game project.

What you will do

• Own narrative strategy and quality across the game, maintaining a consistent storytelling experience.
• Develop story arcs, dialogue, item descriptions, environmental storytelling, clues, dramatic reveals, and other in-game text.
• Design major storytelling moments, key locations, boss encounters, story-critical areas, and high-impact gameplay sequences.
• Communicate narrative direction to creative, design, art, programming, and other multidisciplinary teams.
• Implement and test narrative content directly within game levels using available technical and storytelling tools.
• Attend voice-over sessions, participate in gameplay reviews and playtesting, and use player feedback and data to improve narrative experiences.

Requirements

• Professional experience in game writing or narrative design, ideally with credits on shipped video games.
• Strong understanding of interactive storytelling, narrative gameplay, dialogue, pacing, character development, and environmental storytelling.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex narrative ideas, systems, and mechanics clearly.
• Experience collaborating with creative, design, art, programming, and other stakeholders throughout game development.
• Experience with game engines or narrative tools such as Unreal Engine, Unity, or Twine is an asset.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a creative, fast-moving development environment.

Nice to have

• In-depth knowledge of the Pathfinder universe and/or Action RPGs.
• Knowledge of current video game trends, genres, player audiences, and market expectations.
• Strong analytical skills and a constructive feedback mindset.

Culture & Benefits

• Freelance contract through March 2027, with the possibility of extension.
• Competitive hourly or daily rate based on experience and expertise.
• Full-time workload of approximately 37.5 hours per week.
• High flexibility within the freelance engagement.
• Opportunity to make a direct creative impact on the narrative and player experience of an ambitious game project.
• Collaborative environment centered on gaming, creativity, respect, and shared passion.

Hiring process

• hirify.global reviews applications through an AI-powered matching process and shares the shortlist with the hiring partner.
• The partner company manages interviews, assessments, and subsequent hiring steps.