Doborog Games is looking for an experienced Narrative Designer to turn our laser sword fighting VR robots into interesting characters!

What we're looking for:

• Experience creating a rich set of characters with distinct personalities, voices and relationships.
• Comedy writing that does not overly detract from the tension of the narrative.
• A flair for the DRAMATIC!
• Exceptional skills writing spoken dialogue that is clear, in character, and rolls easily off the tongue of voice actors!
• A solid understanding of the intersection of game design and narrative, and how to make the two resonate and reinforce each other.
• Experience structuring writing within game and localization tools. An appreciation for spreadsheets!
• Creativity in the face of Scope / Quality / Time constraints.
• A positive attitude and collaborative mindset!

Responsibilities:

• Expand our existing IP, and work within an established narrative premise to craft an excellent new story that is fresh, but rooted in the original!
• Craft a compelling narrative around robot gladiators that work well with their mechanical design.
• Structure dialogue in a way that can be delivered to voice actors, and help bring the most out of their performances by providing feedback and direction for recordings.
• Work with all disciplines to expand the structure and tools needed to surface dialogue and narrative events based on dynamic gameplay and non-linear storytelling.
• Document, communicate and iterate on narrative ideas before moving forward with their full implementation.

Nice to have (but not required):

• Multiclassing with engineering, game design, animation or other neat disciplines!
• Physical acting skills to portray characters with motion capture technology.
• A philosophical curiosity for what it means to be a human, a robot or other sentient being of non-traditional mind or body configuration.
• Thinking sword fights are cool. (this is actually required, sorry!)

Working with us:

Our team is fully remote. Candidates should be able to accommodate at least a three-hour daily overlap with the U.S. Pacific Timezone to enable synchronous design collaboration. As a studio we value:

• openness and rapid iteration - we’re often livestreaming our development, sharing clips of progress on our TikTok, and providing Early Access builds to our community for visibility and feedback.
• long-term happiness - we don't crunch, and we do our best to create an environment that values your long-term happiness over surprise deadlines.
• reflection and growth - we regularly hold retrospectives to reflect on what’s gone well and where we can improve, and celebrate team members’ wins.
• learning new things and making games! - our team loves prototyping and learning new things, and we regularly hold week-long game jams where team members can work on anything they’d like, whether it’s making a game to put on itch.io or learning a new skill.

Details:

• Salary range:  $40,000 - $120,000 USD yearly based on experience
• Location: Remote, anywhere in the world available during Pacific Time (at least a 3 hour overlap)
• Hours: Full-time (40 hours per week)

Application closing date 10 November 2023