Narrative Design Manager Job in Play Games24x7

Role summary

• The ideal candidate should be both creative and detail-oriented, has proven Narrative Design experience, and is comfortable working with stakeholders ranging all the way from product and marketing teams to the engineering team.
• You will balance both quantitative and qualitative insights to design new experiences and optimize smart, engaging game plots for our active and growing user base. The work environment is fast-paced and results-driven.

Responsibilities

• Be a visionary and own the entire Narrative Design of our new game Pet Haven which is currently soft-launched in Canada & Australia.
• Build new contents, and take full responsibility for coordinating with various stakeholders
• Be a mentor, leader, and manage a team of talented narrative designers in creating world-class content for the game while making a fun work environment.
• Create immersive game plots, in accordance with the needs of our target audience, that keep players coming back for the love of the world and its characters.
• Contextualize gameplay using narrative.
• Conduct targeted research according to the demand of product development
• Expansive in-game content writing
• Refine elements within the game layout by providing feedback to assist the art production of scenes and in-game characters.
• Set the directions for the team on their Narrative design tasks/ initiatives
• Interact with all relevant stakeholders to drive timely, seamless, and successful rollouts/launches.
• Define, track, and improve key product metrics and monitor those metrics. Collate and analyze key daily/weekly/monthly data on various features performance and report key findings
• Analyze the user funnel and plan the future content for our games
• Be the first point of escalation for any narrative design-related problems/queries

Skills and Experience Desired

• Have a great passion for casual mobile games
• 10 years of Narrative Design experience and ideally 6 years of narrative design experience for casual games
• 4+ years of supervisory, leadership & narrative design team management
• Should have held design leadership roles and led designers to create game plots from scratch
• A rich imagination and strong storytelling skills.
• Experience with popular mobile games and a passion for the online game production industry.
• Portfolio of shipped game/s where you have been directly involved with crafting the narrative
• Sensitivity to diversity and experience and/or inclination to work on narrative for varied audiences
• Strong analytical, organizational, and creative skills
• Exceptional levels of attention to detail
• Experience in producing content for live games.
• Understanding the specifics of casual mobile games
• Knowledge of the market and the main trends of casual mobile games
• The ability to work in a fast-paced cross-functional team environment is a must.
• Positive, pro-active attitude with a will to deliver quickly, adhering to tight deadlines.