Canadian indie studio, Riyo Games are working with us to find a Senior Narrative Designer to join their team as they develop their debut title, Threads of Time, a retro inspired 2.5D JRPG where players travel from the pre-historic era to the end of time!
Riyo are looking for a seasoned Senior Narrative Designer to join their team and add their narrative experience to the project and create compelling quests and adventures, to bring both the game world and most importantly the incredible characters to life.
You will take a strong narrative vision to the next level by creating evocative dialogue, compelling scenarios and objectives, multi-faceted, diverse characters, and time-bending, branching narrative content.
Riyo Games was created out of a shared love of JRPG’s, their goal is to craft retro-inspired JRPGs that bring back the most cherished childhood memories but brought right up to speed in the current age of gaming. Riyo have created a collaborative studio environment with opportunities to contribute to the game’s creative design and take ownership of features.
Please note, for this role you should based within Canada, in either Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia or Nova Scotia. If you're based elsewhere within Canada the studio can support you in relocating to Ontario.
We're unable to accept applications from anyone not already holding Canadian citizenship or a work permit.
Your responsibilities…
Contribute creatively to the writing process, seamlessly integrating narrative elements into gameplay and writing from various voices and perspectives
Collaborate across disciplines to develop stories and dialogue for compelling, multi-faceted characters consistent with the project vision
Work with the leadership team on the function and presentation of in-game narrative content
Assist colleagues, providing constructive feedback to achieve quality
The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role…
7 or more years of narrative games experience
Narrative experience on a RPG or JRPG
A love and understanding of JRPGs
Experience in creative writing, plot design, and writing dialogue
Portfolio / writing samples demonstrating your ability
Affection for JRPG's is a prerequisite for this role
Perks and benefits include…
4 weeks paid leave (1 week of which is taken in late December)
Competitive salary
Medical, dental, vision insurance
Life insurance
Opportunities to help you strengthen your skills or learn something new
