About the role
Role Overview
The Associate Narrative Director/Narrative Director will join the directors group working on Exoborne. The role involves a balance between safeguarding narrative strategy and IP vision, as well as working closely with the narrative team on a tactical and day-to-day basis to ensure a solid narrative and lore foundation. The focus is on developing a story, world, and content that reinforces the IP and strengthens the overall player experience. This role reports to the Experience Director for people and delivery matters and is part of the creative directors group.
Responsibilities
- Direct the narrative effort and its implementation in the game.
- Own and drive the narrative strategy and vision, ensuring it serves the game for many years during its live phase.
- Collaborate closely with other directors to develop the IP and create a solid foundation for long-term live service storytelling.
- Share insights and updates from the narrative area with the wider directors group and stakeholders.
- Act as an evangelist for the world and lore within the studio and to external partners.
- Ensure the final, high-quality delivery of all aspects of narrative into the game.
- Work collaboratively to deliver narratively interwoven experiences using modern, iterative, and player-focused design and product practices.
- Act as a link to teams, leads, and feature owners requiring support in the narrative domain.
Requirements
- Experience working with narrative direction, design, and writing on AAA games.
- Background in developing comprehensive and believable worlds that appeal to a broad range of audiences.
- Proven capabilities as a writer with an eye for cinematic delivery and timing.
- Eagerness to explore the full potential of emergent, player-based storytelling in a multiplayer PvPvE setting.
- Experience with environmental and non-linear storytelling, and a desire to facilitate organic player stories.
- Keen awareness of current entertainment trends and relevant topics.
- Passion and broad familiarity with science-fiction and/or post-apocalyptic settings.
Good to have
- Experience in narrative delivery within shooters or extraction shooters.
- Experience telling stories through multiple narrative vehicles.
- Working with narrative in live products or games and agile deliveries.
- Experience working with Unreal.
- Experience in insights and data-informed or driven design and delivery.
- Experience setting and executing on strategy and communicating visions for products or teams.
- Experience in public speaking engagements.
- Previous product and/or game launches.
Company Information
Sharkmob is a Swedish game developer founded in 2017. The studio creates AAA-quality games for PC and console using the Unreal Engine. The culture is built around shared ownership, a passion for creating great games, and inclusivity. The studio is committed to building a diverse team with different perspectives and experiences.
Location
Malmö, Sweden