Senior Narrative Writer

Who are Narrative Writers at Liquid Swords?

Senior Narrative Writers at Liquid Swords are expert craftspeople; deftly-handed in interactive storytelling with the ability to pitch and execute on bold narrative vision - macro and micro, surgical and systemic.

Passionate in storytelling, you prioritize narrative techniques that reveal and relate a story to the player that facilitates the feeling that they have both lived it, and authored it.

Your role in the bigger picture

Create rich, believable characters and write punchy dialogue that is poised to spring life from an actor’s mouth. Your worldbuilding will be grounded in rigorous research tempered by injections of the weird to contribute an internally consistent IP.

Liquid Swords are highly collaborative, therefore being supportive of how environmental storytelling is amplified through, for example, street art, city planning and interior design, is highly regarded.

You’re highly motivated by the prospect of creating a new IP and possess the ambition and intellectual curiosity to explore complex conflicts with a keenness to interrogate systems of power, politics and tradition. If you’re a writer invested in understanding the crucible of poverty and violence born of desperate circumstances that conversely knows how to find and portray humanity, hope and humor - let’s talk.

In summary - you have a masterful narrative hand, are highly communicative, and empower your collaborators to flourish in our collective storytelling venture.

Is this You?

Below are qualities we’d love for you to possess. 

We know game narrative folks have storied backgrounds so if you don’t fulfill all the below, please still consider applying. We’re especially interested to hear from writers of diverse backgrounds, and most keen to find a person with fantastic writing chops and a unique voice.

✓ A champion of characters’ motivations, but your decisions respect the link between story-telling and gameplay, putting player experience first.

✓ You draw on a range of storytelling tools and techniques to bring emotional meaning to the story, its characters and the events that move the audience.

✓ Compelling dialogue and economic voiceovers are effortless as you draft gripping lore and legend. Your work is rich and detailed, yet you understand how to be concise.

✓ You value every discipline and are here to help others’ crafts along. You level up all teams with your ideas and feedback.

✓ A person that values every discipline and are here to help others’ crafts excel in Narrative. You level up all teams with your ideas and feedback.

✓ Writing great stories knows no bounds; from the highest conceptual level to the lowest detail level, you skillfully flow from blank pages to indelible moments. 

✓ Proven in branching narratives, you understand the challenges of bringing bold, emergent, open-world stories to life and you are convinced games can do it better. 

✓ Your portfolio demonstrates a clear knack for maneuvering traditional narrative techniques through technical narrative game systems. 

Portfolio

The request for samples or a portfolio is meant to help us understand your ability to interpret high-level themes and manifest them through rules or writing. To facilitate, links to game samples and collaborative works should indicate your contributions.

Founded in 2020, Liquid Swords was established to be purposefully raw and dismantle the silos of game development so that we empower our people to achieve amazing results.

We are cultivating a culture and offering an environment that truly nurtures creativity. Liquid Swords share a common understanding - original ideas inspire great games, and great games are built by remarkable teams.

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