About the role
Company Overview
Frontier is an independent video game developer and publisher. The studio focuses on crafting immersive gaming experiences, including management simulation games. Based in Cambridge (UK).
Working Conditions
- Location: Cambridge (UK) / Hybrid
- Format: Full in-studio or hybrid (minimum 3 days per week in-studio)
- Support: Comprehensive relocation support package available
Role Overview
The Game Writer will join the internal writing team on Elite Dangerous. This role involves delivering high-quality written content while ensuring worldbuilding aligns with the creative vision, technical constraints, and localisation requirements.
Responsibilities
- Partnering with the Game Director and discipline leads to define and deliver text and dialogue.
- Collaborating with the Design team to shape narrative design and player experience.
- Estimating, scheduling, and managing text requirements to ensure delivery on-time and in-budget.
- Promoting narrative and text authoring practices, including the creation of style guides and glossaries.
- Reviewing text content from developers and external writers for in-game use.
- Liaising with the Localisation team to adapt content for a global audience.
- Supporting voice casting and recording processes, providing materials and feedback.
Requirements
- Experience in a writing or narrative capacity in commercial games, preferably in AAA.
- Strong copywriting and editorial skills for written and spoken content.
- Excellent communication skills for fostering cross-disciplinary relationships.
- Expertise in storytelling and world-building within a visual/interactive medium.
- Enthusiasm for both creative and technical responsibilities.
Bonus Skills
- Familiarity with Elite Dangerous, its lore, tone of voice, and development.
- Knowledge of management simulation games, particularly Frontier titles.
Benefits and Perks
- Competitive salary.
- Success-based annual bonus.
- Share option schemes.
- Private family healthcare.
- Life assurance.
- Flexitime working hours.
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave.
- In-house subsidised catering.
- Relocation support.
- Cycle to Work scheme and free bike servicing.
- Wellbeing initiatives and social activities.
Support
- The company provides reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.
- For queries, contact: recruitment@frontier.co.uk