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Electronic Arts

Lead Narrative Designer (TFT)

Electronic Arts
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hybrid senior temporary Guildford, Surrey

First indexed 12 Aug 2026

Description

We are seeking an experienced Lead Narrative Designer to join the Battlefield team on a fixed-term basis to provide maternity leave cover. In this role, you will partner closely with cross-discipline teams to drive the implementation and delivery of narrative content, ensuring a cohesive, immersive player experience that aligns with Battlefield's tone, lore, and gameplay pillars.

Key Responsibilities

  • Define, champion, and uphold the narrative vision, tone, and storytelling goals across the game. Lead and mentor a small team of narrative designers, providing clear direction, feedback, and support to maintain consistency and high-quality standards across all narrative content.
  • Design, prototype, and iterate on narrative systems, including dialogue frameworks, branching logic, environmental storytelling, in-world messaging, and interactive narrative moments. Ensure seamless integration of narrative with gameplay systems, UI, and player progression.
  • Own the end-to-end implementation of dialogue content within the game engine. This includes structuring conversations, setting up branching flows and conditions, integrating VO assets, and implementing triggers, volumes, and state-driven logic.
  • Work closely with level design, gameplay, art, audio, and cinematic teams to embed narrative meaningfully into all aspects of the player experience.
  • Create and maintain clear, detailed narrative documentation, including system designs, implementation workflows, VO pipelines, and Confluence pages.
  • Continuously refine narrative content based on playtests, team feedback, and production needs.
  • Manage narrative priorities and workload, ensuring timely delivery of assets in line with project milestones.

Experience & Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in Narrative Design, with at least 1–2 shipped AAA titles in a Senior or Lead capacity (FPS/action experience preferred)
  • Strong understanding of interactive storytelling, narrative structure, and character development
  • Hands-on experience implementing narrative content in game engines (e.g. Unreal, Unity, Frostbite)
  • Familiarity with production tools and pipelines (e.g. Jira, Confluence, Perforce)
  • Experience designing and implementing branching dialogue and narrative systems
  • Proven leadership and mentorship skills, with the ability to guide and develop others
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, iterative environment
  • Passion for military action storytelling and familiarity with the Battlefield franchise
This listing is enriched and indexed by YubHub. To apply, use the employer's original posting: https://jobs.ea.com/zh_CN/careers/JobDetail/Lead-Narrative-Designer-TFT/214170