Scénariste sénior / Senior Writer

English to follow

United States and Canada only

Gearbox Studio, the game developer of successful titles such as Borderlands, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, and Brothers In Arms, is looking for a passionate and creative Senior Writer to join our team. Under the supervision of the narrative director, you will play a key role in building rich and immersive worlds, working closely with our design teams.

The ideal candidate has strong experience in narrative creation, mastery of narrative tools, and a solution-oriented mindset.

The studio offers advantageous conditions, including a flexible and accommodating schedule, and a competitive benefits package.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create main missions, side missions, battle dialog, and any other writing related to story creation.
• When assigned, function as Lead Writer of a project or project area.
• Lead a writer’s room with a group of writers, guiding collaborative story improvements and working with the team to enhance dialog.
• Collaborate with other writers, narrative groups, and developers of all disciplines to develop stories for Gearbox.
• Review and/or edit submissions from other writers, both internal and external.
• Occasionally, interact with marketing events and press in the promotion of our games.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of professional writing experience.
• Has shipped at least one AAA game or has equivalent experience.
• The writer must have previous work that is published and has been publicly critiqued, ideally related to work on a collaborative project.
• Excellent collaboration skills, and a track record of developing and maintaining constructive professional relationships with colleagues across multiple disciplines and degrees of seniority.
• A senior writer is a gracious collaborator, able to put their ego aside to co-develop content with other stakeholders and designers.
• Ability to proactively identify undefined writing needs and develop strategies and deadlines to fulfill those needs.
• Ability to balance quality, workload, and deadlines.
• Skilled in writing entertaining and engaging dialogue with meaningful character interactions.
• Interest in the Sci-Fi genre.
• Strong editing skills.
• Ability to develop style and tone for a character or project and can instruct others in crafting additional writing in that style and tone with the narrative Director.
• Mastery of professional writing tools (Final Draft, Word, WriterDuet, etc.).

BONUS POINTS

• Experience with critiquing and/or mentoring junior writers.
• Familiar with the VO casting and recording process and is comfortable and capable of assisting in casting and direction of VO actors.
• Experience in other areas of game development (game design, narrative design, etc.).
• Experience with game editors and text and dialog systems in game editors.