Senior Lead Narrative Designer
5 days ago
Certain Affinity is based out of Austin, TX with a growing presence in Toronto, Canada. Our culture reflects the values of the cities we call home — a commitment to evolution, diversity, excellence, and work-life balance. We’re also honored to be the latest recipient of the Canadian Studio of the Year award. We’re best known for co‑developing numerous AAA FPS titles, and now we’re creating compelling new games of our own. We’re always looking for exceptional talent to join our team. Senior Lead Narrative Designer This role sits within the Design department and blends creative writing with hands‑on implementation. You will help define how story is delivered through gameplay, author narrative content, and integrate your work directly into the game using internal tools and scripting. This role is ideal for a T‑shaped designer with strong storytelling ability, solid technical chops, and a willingness to pinch‑hit in areas such as encounter scripting, pitching, or worldbuilding as needed. You’ll collaborate with external partner studios while working closely with internal Design, Audio, and Cinematics teams to ensure narrative content supports the project’s creative and gameplay goals. Responsibilities Design and implement narrative content directly in engine, including interactive dialogue, systemic barks, mission narrative, and gameplay‑integrated storytelling. Collaborate with partner studios to align narrative vision, lore, tone, and delivery across gameplay and cinematics. Build narrative systems, scripting logic, and encounter‑level storytelling flows using internal tools. Write and revise narrative content that enhances player experience across cinematics, missions, and in‑world storytelling elements. Contribute to worldbuilding topics such as lore, factions, environments, and thematic pillars. Work closely with Audio, Cinematics, and Design to support VO sessions, performance capture needs, and narrative integration. Help define workflows and maintain clean, efficient pipelines for implementing story content. Pitch narrative ideas, mission concepts, encounters, and storytelling opportunities that support gameplay goals. Qualifications Proven professional experience as a Narrative Designer, Writer, or similar role on a shipped AAA or large‑scale title. Strong creative writing skills, with the ability to integrate narrative seamlessly into gameplay. Demonstrated technical ability to implement narrative content in engine using scripting tools, logic systems, or proprietary editors. Experience with encounter or mission scripting, branching narrative logic, or interactive storytelling systems. Ability to collaborate effectively across disciplines and with external partner studios. Strong organizational skills and a disciplined approach to workflow and documentation. Excellent communication, problem‑solving, and cross‑functional collaboration skills. Bonus Points Experience with open‑world, systemic, or emergent narrative design. Prior work on co‑developed or licensed IP projects. Familiarity with VO production, mocap pipelines, or performance direction. Strength in worldbuilding or mythology development. Experience developing narrative tools or supporting tool improvements. Seniority level Mid‑Senior level Employment type Full‑time Job function Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology Computer Games #J-18808-Ljbffr
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Senior Lead Narrative Designer
7 days ago
Toronto, Canada Certain Affinity, Inc. Full timeSenior Lead Narrative Designer Would you like to work on some of the greatest franchises in gaming history? What about contributing to our new original IP? Certain Affinity is based out of Austin, TX with a growing presence in Toronto, Canada. Our culture reflects the values of the cities we call home — a commitment to evolution, diversity, excellence, and...
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Senior Lead Narrative Designer
7 days ago
Toronto, Canada Certain Affinity, Inc. Full timeSenior Lead Narrative Designer Would you like to work on some of the greatest franchises in gaming history? What about contributing to our new original IP? Certain Affinity is based out of Austin, TX with a growing presence in Toronto, Canada. Our culture reflects the values of the cities we call home — a commitment to evolution, diversity, excellence, and...
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Senior Lead Narrative Designer
1 week ago
Toronto, Canada Certain Affinity, Inc. Full timeSenior Lead Narrative Designer Would you like to work on some of the greatest franchises in gaming history? What about contributing to our new original IP? Certain Affinity is based out of Austin, TX with a growing presence in Toronto, Canada. Our culture reflects the values of the cities we call home — a commitment to evolution, diversity, excellence,...
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Senior Lead Narrative Designer
1 week ago
Toronto, Canada Certain Affinity, Inc. Full timeSenior Lead Narrative Designer Would you like to work on some of the greatest franchises in gaming history? What about contributing to our new original IP? Certain Affinity is based out of Austin, TX with a growing presence in Toronto, Canada. Our culture reflects the values of the cities we call home — a commitment to evolution, diversity, excellence, and...
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Senior Lead Narrative Designer
7 days ago
Toronto, Canada Certain Affinity Full timeCertain Affinity is based out of Austin, TX with a growing presence in Toronto, Canada. Our culture reflects the values of the cities we call home — a commitment to evolution, diversity, excellence, and work-life balance. We’re also honored to be the latest recipient of the Canadian Studio of the Year award. We’re best known for co‑developing...
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Senior Lead Narrative Designer
1 week ago
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Certain Affinity Full timeWould you like to work on some of the greatest franchises in gaming history? What about contributing to our new original IP? Certain Affinity is based out of Austin, TX with a growing presence in Toronto, Canada. Our culture reflects the values of the cities we call home — a commitment to evolution, diversity, excellence, and work-life balance. We're also...
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Toronto, Canada Certain Affinity, Inc. Full timeA video game development studio based in Toronto is looking for a Senior Lead Narrative Designer to contribute to exciting AAA projects. This role involves designing and implementing narrative systems and integrating storytelling into gameplay. Candidates should have professional experience in narrative design within the gaming industry, strong writing...
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Toronto, Canada Certain Affinity, Inc. Full timeA video game development studio based in Toronto is looking for a Senior Lead Narrative Designer to contribute to exciting AAA projects. This role involves designing and implementing narrative systems and integrating storytelling into gameplay. Candidates should have professional experience in narrative design within the gaming industry, strong writing...
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Toronto, Canada Certain Affinity, Inc. Full timeA video game development studio based in Toronto is looking for a Senior Lead Narrative Designer to contribute to exciting AAA projects. This role involves designing and implementing narrative systems and integrating storytelling into gameplay. Candidates should have professional experience in narrative design within the gaming industry, strong writing...
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Toronto, Canada Certain Affinity Full timeA leading game development studio in Toronto is seeking a Senior Lead Narrative Designer to create and integrate narrative content into games. This role requires strong storytelling abilities, technical competency in scripting, and a collaborative mindset. Candidates with a proven background in narrative design on AAA titles will excel. The studio fosters a...
