Lead Narrative Designer

Mar 12, 2024
Shanghai, China
... Not specified
... Intermediate
Full time
... Office work

About the Role  

As a Lead Narrative Designer, you will guide a talented team of narrative designers and writers to craft a rich, captivating, and meaningful game world that fully immerses our players. As a leader and mentor, you possess the talent and expertise to motivate, inspire, and support your team in delivering narrative content in line with our creative vision and of AAA quality. 

 

作为首席叙事设计师,你将带领一支才华横溢的叙事设计师和编剧团队,打造一个丰富、引人入胜、富有意义、深度沉浸的游戏世界。你将凭借才华以及专业知识激励、鼓舞和支持团队,交付符合创意方向的3A品质叙事内容。 

 

What you will do  

  

  • Manage a team of writers and narrative designers, ensuring the quality of the script and final edits of scenes and cinematics.  

  • Coordinate with the Game and Creative Director to align on narrative goals  

  • Collaborate with other departments on narrative and art content creation 

  • Lead casting and voice recording sessions.  

  • Ensure the overall coherence of the storyline/scripted events throughout the game.  

  • Contribute to the writing process and integrate narrative scenes and cinematics into gameplay.  

  • Provide guidelines regarding the development of specific narrative/scripted event features and assets.  

  • Participate in recruitment to build your scriptwriting team and foster their growth, training and coaching new narrative team members.  

  

  • 管理编剧和叙事设计师团队,确保游戏剧本和场景、过场动画的最终叙事质量。  

  • 与游戏内容与创意总监沟通合作,在叙事目标上达成一致。  

  • 与其他部门合作,共同创建叙事和艺术内容。  

  • 主导选角和配音录制。  

  • 确保整个游戏中故事情节/脚本事件的整体连贯性。  

  • 参与制定写作流程,将叙事场景和过场动画融入到游戏中。  

  • 提供关于特定叙事/脚本事件、功能和资产开发的指导方针。  

  • 参与招聘,建立并培养脚本团队,叙事团队的新成员。 

Must Have  

  • Proven experience in the games industry, working in a narrative or design capacity 

  • Extensive understanding of the narrative design process, including storytelling narratology and dramaturgy, environmental storytelling, character creation, and writing 

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills in English 

  • Positive attitude, strong work ethic, and the ability to work in a highly collaborative team environment 

  • Solid knowledge of the game production pipeline 

  • Ability to learn and master new tools and techniques 

 

Nice to Have  

  • Experience with Ubisoft's proprietary narrative tools (like Oasis Next).  

  • Fluency in both Mandarin and English.  

  

  • 拥有丰富的游戏项目创意叙事经验  

  • 全面了解叙事设计流程,包括叙事、剧本、环境叙事、角色创造和写作  

  • 具备良好的口头和书面英文能力  

  • 积极的态度、强烈的职业道德和能够在高度协作的团队环境中工作的能力  

  • 深谙游戏制作管线  

  • 具有学习和掌握新工具和技术的能力 

 

加分项:  

  • 有使用育碧自有叙事工具(如Oasis Next)的经验  

  • 中英文流利 

 

Ubisoft CSR commitment

Making a long-lasting positive impact for our players, our teams, our partners and our planet.

In Ubisoft, we are working to enrich players’ lives through unique and memorable gaming experiences and by improving the positive impacts of our games. To get there, we are creating a safer, more inclusive work environment, we are giving back to the communities where Ubisoft operates by working with local non-profit partners and by working to reduce the environmental impact of our business.

为我们的玩家、团队、合作伙伴以及地球持续带来积极影响

育碧致力于通过打造新颖深刻的游戏体验及扩大游戏的积极影响,来丰富玩家的生活。为了实现这一目标,我们始终寻求为团队提供更加安全包容的工作环境。我们通过与世界各地的非营利机构合作开展项目,同时努力降低自身业务对环境的影响,来回馈社区。

To learn more about Ubisoft’s Environmental Commitment

了解更多有关育碧对环境的承诺

Play Green: Ubisoft’s Commitment to Global Carbon Neutrality

https://youtu.be/w2gstlpydks

2022 Update

https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/2xcruKK2rZJ22OSeyWzkKO/ubisofts-environmental-commitment-2022-update