Company Description

Techland is one of the biggest and best-known Polish game developers with studios in Wroclaw and Warsaw. For over 30 years, we've carried a tradition of providing gamers with unforgettable experiences. We're an international team of over 400 highly-skilled professionals driven by a passion for gaming, always striving for the best quality. 

We’re fueled by the support of our global community built on the foundation of successful AAA franchises such as Call of Juarez, Dead Island, or Dying Light. The gamers' trust in our games has resulted in our newest project, Dying Light 2 Stay Human, selling more than 5 million copies across all platforms within the first month after release. 

On top of continuously growing the world of Dying Light through a robust post-launch support plan for Dying Light 2 Stay Human, we're also working on an unannounced AAA Open World Action RPG set in a brand new fantasy universe; our biggest project to date. 

Techland's mission strictly determines every aspect of our work: we want to create unforgettable experiences.

Job Description

Techland is seeking a Senior Writer to join the Narrative team in creating exciting, action-driven stories. From branching dialogue to barks; cinematics to environmental storytelling; you will help find and deliver the best ways to tell our tales in an interactive way.

Responsibilities:

• actively participating in the online writing room to create compelling stories, deep worldbuilding, memorable characters and meaningful themes,
• delivering narrative by writing scripted and systemic dialogue, cutscenes, barks and text as well as by using in-game and interactive storytelling techniques,
• creating and maintaining narrative documents, story treatments, mission pitches, character bio and casting briefs,
• working in close collaboration with other disciplines to develop and deliver the game narrative, and to support its implementation,
• providing insightful and constructive feedback to writers and designers,
• assisting the team in developing workflows, and pipelines across the Narrative, Quest, Animation and Technical Teams,
• helping oversee and guide junior team members,
• attending voice recording and mocap sessions online or in person when needed,
• assisting with any marketing and/or PR needs that require writing.

Qualifications

• relevant professional experience in interactive writing as a games writer and/or narrative designer,
• solid understanding of writing practices, structures, character development and dialogue techniques,
• credits in other media are very welcome, but alongside this experience, such applicants must also demonstrate interactive writing experience and/or demonstrate a clear knowledge of the demands of interactive writing,
• experience in creating story documentation,
• excellent written and verbal communication skills - fluent English (C1/C2),
• collaborative approach to storytelling.

Nice to have:

Candidates lacking the skills/experience listed below should not be discouraged from applying. Please note that these elements may come up at the interview.

• experience assisting in the casting and recording process for voice over and/or motion capture,
• writing qualifications will be taken into consideration, but are not required for this role,
• prior experience in first- or third-person action games,
• experience with localization and/or dialogue pipelines,
• knowledge and experience with dialogue editing and management software such as Inkle, Twine,or Oasis,
• familiarity with software such as MS Word, Excel, Google Sheets, Jira, Confluence and/or other industry word processing and management software.

Additional Information

Hiring Process:

• candidates must submit a CV + portfolio demonstrating their best work,
• narrative design examples should be supplied as documents or spreadsheets. If possible, please provide a variety of examples i.e. that illustrate different approaches to narrative design,
• please note, interactive samples (e.g. Twine) may be submitted, but, if included must form only part of the submission,
• sections of prose can be submitted as part of the samples, but please note that this is a scriptwriting position and so, to be considered, portfolios must contain examples of scriptwriting,
• samples should demonstrate your ability to construct a branching, non-linear story, or dialogue,
• samples should add up to no more than twenty pages (excluding playable submissions),
• all samples should be supplied in English,
• selected candidates will be asked to take part in an online interview process,
• if progressed, selected candidates may be asked to complete a test. The test will take no longer than four hours in total, and candidates will have a week to submit it. 

What we can offer:

• a wide array of benefits: private medical care, life insurance, relocation support, pro-health campaigns, psychological support, gifts for different occasions, bonuses,
• an outstanding work atmosphere in a highly-skilled team of professionals, with flexible working hours, no dress code, and full support of the dedicated HR Business Partner,
• a constant stream of company newsletters, PR & project updates so you will always be in the know,
• many opportunities for personal development: a dedicated development budget for each employee, extra two paid days for training and CSR, stable career paths, extensive internal and external training, and financing of English and Polish language classes,
• state-of-the-art offices filled with chillout zones, a fully equipped kitchen, a gym (Wrocław office), and a free underground car park (Wrocław office).