Job Description

Responsibilities

• Ownership of the narrative design development process including all deliverables, all documentation that guides the creation of content, and the creative direction of the stories.
• Lead and mentor a team of fellow narrative designers to develop a consistent and engaging cadence of content.
• Create story outlines and project briefs of situations that can be compellingly represented and experienced in the simulation.
• Inspire teammates by participating constructively in production and content-related meetings with experts to design and share ideas for new scenarios, character personas, and virtual environments, highlighting specific details for the learner.
• Help to create narrative systems that can support the required interactions and gameplay of the VR/AR training scenarios.
• Drive forward the future of narrative interactions, by exploring new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP).
• Work with sound producers and design leadership to plan voiceovers, such writing/reviewing casting documents and providing talent direction in voice recording sessions.
• Ensure all VR content achieves the mentality of “Protect Life” with expert-backed Learning Outcomes.
• Be a strategic thought partner by improving writing workflows, script methodologies, and processes.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum five (5) years of experience working in a Writer and/or Narrative Designer role in game development or related fields.
• An excellent understanding of non-linear narrative systems and structures, with demonstrated work.
• Knowledge of narrative design and scriptwriting tools (such as Final Draft, Inkle, Twine, etc.)
• Familiarity with scripting and/or programming tools.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with experience pitching ideas and quickly storyboard for review.
• Experience working with voiceover directors and talent during VO recordings.
• A passion for Extended Reality (XR) technologies, such as Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR).