Senior Narrative Designer

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

Battlefield is a storied franchise renowned for uncompromising combat gameplay and all-out warfare, for over two decades. 100 million players and 5 billion hours played later, Battlefield Studios is defining the future of the first-person shooter with the biggest launch in franchise history with Battlefield 6, and a new era beginning with Battlefield REDSEC.

United under the banner of Battlefield Studios, 4 world-class teams across Criterion, DICE, Motive, and Ripple Effect have come together to focus on the future of the franchise, a connected Battlefield universe filled with immersive experiences built on our unique DNA.

Criterion Games cherishes its rich, award-winning history of crafting quality games with joy and passion. You'll find them playing, creating, breathing, and talking games. As they look to the future, they're excited to continue innovating and being part of building the future of Battlefield.

The Senior Narrative Designer will help drive the narrative experience of Battlefield forward. They will work closely with cross-discipline teams to deliver the implementation of the game's story elements, ensuring an engaging and coherent player experience in alignment with Battlefield's tone, lore, and gameplay pillars.

Responsibilities:

• Help define and uphold the narrative vision, tone, and storytelling goals for Battlefield's game world
• Work with a team of narrative designers and writers to maintain project consistency and high-quality standards
• Design, prototype, and iterate narrative systems (dialogue, branching logic, environmental storytelling, signage, interactive moments)
• Oversee the integration of narrative with gameplay, UI, and player progression systems
• Provide cross-disciplinary stakeholder management facilitating focused creative discussions
• Align early with design, art, audio, production, localisation, QA, engineering, and partner teams to ensure that the narrative spaces and intent are identified and communicated
• Use a clear understanding of the production process, budgets, and impact to align narrative solutions with other departments
• Identify risks, blockers, dependencies, and unclear ownership before they create the need for reworking
• Communicate calmly, inclusively, and constructively during production to ensure a smooth process across teams
• Keep work and progress visible through clear documentation, JIRA updates, Slack updates, and regular follow-ups with the team
• Ensure the final player experience is coherent, readable, and aligned with creative intent

Qualifications:

• 3+ years in Narrative Design with at least 1-2 shipped AAA titles in a narrative design role (FPS/action preferred)
• Familiarity with game engines (Unreal, Unity, Frostbite) and scripting/tools (Jira, Perforce)
• Strong storytelling abilities and knowledge of narrative structure, character development, and interactive storytelling
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to give constructive feedback
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, feedback-rich environment
• Familiarity with the Battlefield franchise and a passion for military action stories
• Understanding of branching, gameplay scripting, and VO requirements