About Lab42
Lab42 Games is a best-in-class cross-platform game developer based in the UK, specialising in full SKU and co-development alongside live ops. Since starting as a handful of developers back in 2015 our headcount has grown to over 60 people and we’ve most recently worked on titles such as Crusader Kings III with Paradox Interactive and No Brakes Games on Human Fall Flat.
Our team are at the heart and soul of our success and supporting and uplifting our team is a top priority. Our studio culture is positive, ethical and encourages a healthy work-life balance and we’re dedicated to making a positive impact on the wider games industry.
A day in the life of a Lead Narrative Designer:
As the Lead Narrative Designer, you will lead and direct the the narrative team in the creation and delivery of game narratives, as well as establishing high-level themes and narrative arcs. This role will work closely with the Studio Director, Design Director and Games Writer.
In this role you will:
• Work closely with the Games Writer to:
- Write game dialogue, voice overs and supporting narrative content.
- Provide editing of their writing.
- Implement and support technical pipelines around the use of Ink scripts.
• Work with other designers to ensure narrative work supports the central game design.
• Work as part of a Strike Team to deliver specific features or content of a game.
• Work closely with the Game Director to support the game vision by:
- Setting narrative goals for the project.
- Creating high quality writing for editing and feedback.
- Ensuring the narrative team is aligned with the game vision.
• Provide line management duties to support members of the design department.
• Work with the Studio Director to support on game pitches, providing and refining game concepts and narrative proposals.
What do you need to do this job:
• Experience using Unreal Engine, specifically Blueprints.
• Experience using Ink.
• Narrative design experience on small-scale published titles, AAA published titles.
• Understanding a range of narrative design techniques.
• An appreciation of game and level design techniques.
• A true passion for narrative design and all its intricacies, and how it can support game mechanics and presentation.
• A strong grasp of storytelling principles.
• A positive and constructive approach to both giving and receiving feedback, not just within your own specialty but across the entire game.
• Excellent communication skills and a positive, can-do attitude, for you will be closely collaborating with nearly all other departments.
• An understanding of appropriate scoping and working within dictated resource parameters.
• Experience of leading teams on at least one published title.
• Experience managing other writers and designers in a Line Management context.