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The Narrative Designer will create high-quality NPC questlines, dialogue, and overall story structures for a Magical Girl Action RPG. They are responsible for ensuring narrative consistency and quality across the game while adhering to the Game Director's vision.
Silent Games is a game development studio with a focus on making excellent RPG games that our players will love! Based in the heart of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, we’re an award winning studio - most recently winning GI Biz's Best Places to Work 2026. If this sounds like something that appeals to you, then check out our roles below or get in touch with a speculative application!
Company Description
Silent Games is a game development studio with a focus on RPG games! We’re making a new stylised RPG inspired by Magical Girl anime - think Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura and Madoka Magica. We hope to bring the passion and authenticity needed to create a game that this community will love for years to come!
Job Description
Overview:
We’re looking for a Contract Narrative Designer/Writer to work on our Magical Girl Action RPG! We are looking for someone who genuinely loves Magical Girl anime and is able to authentically craft a narrative that fans will appreciate. Magickademy is player-choice driven with multiple endings and story arcs, including romance. The type of writer we are looking for is one that has well-rounded experience with cosy games as well as knowledge of anime tropes and anime-adjacent themes. We are also looking for a writer that has shipped game titles before, this is not an entry level position. For this role, we'd ideally like someone that is available locally that can work from the office but we are open to high quality remote applicants. The contract will initially be 6 months with a view to extend a further 6 months.
Responsibilities:
Create high quality NPC questlines and dialogue
Create a high level story structure and main quest structure
Write item descriptions/tooltips/tutorials etc.
Create engaging writing that fits with the Game Director’s vision for the game
Ensure narrative quality, consistency and accuracy across the game
Requirements
Strong knowledge of Magical Girl anime and the associated fanbase
Experience writing romance arcs/relationships
Experience writing for games with a strong character focus
Experience crafting narratives for RPG Games
Experience with UE5
Experience with localisation considerations
Desirables
Experience specifically with writing for Otome games
Japanese language ability/Japanese culture knowledge
Japanese Fashion knowledge
We expect that this role will be very competitive. If you'd like to submit a short writing sample alongside your application, we recommend choosing one that is based on a Magical Girl Universe, and we're especially interested in dialogue that includes either challenging topics or romantic conversations. Thank you!
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