Narrative Designer (Game Writer)

About Wild Fields
Wild Fields is a Malta-based studio with deep Ukrainian roots. Founded by industry veteran Daniel Poludyonny, the studio brings together a seasoned team that's been making games together for years at N-iX Games. Previously, the team worked on multiple games for Paradox, Supermassive Games, and Netflix, and self-published their first game, Speed Crew, in 2024.

About the project
A roguelite" real time strategy game with city-building elements and immersive bits, in which you must manage a floating city on an ever-changing alien ocean. If you are excited about the opportunity to collaborate and grow among passionate experts we invite you to our team!

Requirements:
Proven experience as a Sci-Fi writer with work examples
Design story and narrative-driven content in a productive and resultative fashion
Creating and maintaining design documentation to communicate changes to the team
Forward-thinking and anticipating the game's needs with a high degree of self-motivation and initiative
Desire and ability to support Game Design team and Game Director in defining systems and structures to improve the game experience throughout the entire game, not just in the story/narrative area
Written English (at least C1)

Responsibilities:
Write the core narrative, lore, and world-building for the game
Design and write dialogue
Work closely with the Game Design team and the Game Director to integrate the storyline into the core game systems
Playtest narrative content regularly
Own and maintain narrative design documentation

Good to have:
At least one shipped commercial game title is a huge plus
Experience with Unreal Engine
Great communication skills and a positive, can-do attitude
Familiarity with the hard sci-fi genre, and narrative strategy games
A portfolio containing examples of narrative work and examples of style variety is a plus

We offer*:
Flexible working format – remote, office-based or flexible
A competitive salary and good compensation package
Personalized career growth
Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
Education reimbursement
Memorable anniversary presents
Corporate events and team buildings
Other location-specific benefits
*not applicable for freelancers