Narrative Designer (Game Writer)

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Narrative designer (Game writer)

Project: Hero Wars: Alliance

About Nexters

Nexters is an international game development company that strives to introduce the joy of core gaming experiences to casual players. In 2021 we went public and listed on the NASDAQ (GDEV). Nexters is part of the GDEV holding, which includes not only Nexters, but also Cubic Games, Royal Ark, Game Gears studios. Our people work worldwide from offices in Cyprus, Armenia, and Kazakhstan or remotely. We want brilliant professionals who love building great games in a team with one of the best cultures.

About Your Role

We are waiting for an experienced Narrative Designer to strengthen the team of our flagship project, Hero Wars: Alliance.

What you’ll be doing

• Developing and maintaining the game's lore
• Creative ideating in collaboration with the scriptwriter and narrative producer
• Building complex story structures and adapting them to fit game mechanics
• Collaborating closely with game designers to seamlessly integrate the narrative into the gameplay flow
• Documenting in-game events, characters, and key world elements
• Creating timelines, glossaries, and other tools to ensure narrative consistency

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• Analyzing and utilizing references from RPG, fantasy, and anime genres to further develop the game's world
  
  

We hope that you have

• Experience working with lore and narrative structures in game projects, ideally in the RPG genre
• Skills in organizing and documenting large volumes of information
• Proficiency in working with timelines, glossaries, and complex narrative systems
• A deep familiarity with RPG, fantasy, comedy, and anime genres
• An understanding of how to adapt narratives to game mechanics
• Experience using tools for documentation and data structuring (e.g., Notion, Confluence, Articy Draft)
• English proficiency at Upper-Intermediate level or higher
• Thoroughness, systematic thinking, attention to detail
• The ability to manage large volumes of information effectively

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• Creativity and a knack for storytelling
  
  

What we offer

• Healthcare Medical care program (including dental service) or medical care compensation are available for you wherever you wish to work. The basic medical care program is also available for your family members if you choose to work from our official locations – Cyprus, Armenia, and Kazakhstan.
• Work, life, and balance We offer a fair amount of paid vacation days and sick leave. You can work at one of our comfortable offices in official locations or from home.
• Sports You can choose various sports activities like yoga, football, and volleyball in our official locations.
• Relocation support A relocation package is available for you if you decide to join us in one of our official locations.
• Skills improvement Let's learn languages: you can visit online English language courses. Greek and Armenian language lessons are available for everyone who works in Cyprus or Armenia. Our company encourages people of Nexters to take part in game jams, hackathons, and relevant conferences and meetups as expert speakers.
• Events Our events are legendary – ask anyone who already works at Nexters. There are strategic sessions, workshops, parties, contests, and other activities every year.
• Community & ESG We are proud of our local communities and support employees’ social initiatives. Dream big, act big: Nexters contribute to gaming’s positive impact on the world, hold a sustainability strategy, and take part in charity projects all over the world.
  
  

Work format

In one of the company's offices in Cyprus, Armenia and Kazakhstan or remotely.