Narrative Director

Electronic Arts is seeking a Narrative Director to lead the narrative efforts for the Battlefield franchise. The successful candidate will have broad influence over the game's narrative, working closely with the creative leadership, chapter directors, producers, and narrative team members.

Responsibilities:

• Direct the narrative efforts to create a coherent fiction for the game world
• Build and direct a writing and narrative design team
• Set the narrative vision, pillars, and strategy for the product
• Establish and maintain the narrative direction for the project
• Partner with other discipline directors and producers to integrate the narrative into the game
• Find innovative ways to communicate stories through the world that promote player agency
• Support and guide the environment team in researching history, locations, and events
• Determine production priorities, high-level schedule, and scope adjustments with Producers and senior partners
• Be a partner in the casting and recording processes
• Guide the ideation process as the team brainstorms ideas, characters, quests, and narrative structure
• Manage senior members of the Narrative team
• Develop others on the narrative and wider design team in narrative design principles and methodologies
• Collaborate with and lead other game writers and narrative designers to build narrative gameplay elements
• Work with the game design team to develop gameplay features to support and convey the story
• Provide regular feedback
• Support and encourage a mindset of diversity and inclusion

Requirements:

• Previous experience as a Narrative Director on an AAA game
• Experience with narrative writing and game design
• Understanding of best practices for creating high-quality narrative gameplay experiences
• Experience with games and bringing passion for narrative to help shape the culture of a team
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Ability to create and communicate a vision to partners and lead strategic efforts with the team
• Experience managing quality, consistency, and coherency across a team of creatives and designers

Benefits:

• Comprehensive benefits package, including physical, emotional, financial, professional, and community well-being support
• Personalized benefits packages to meet local needs
• Opportunities for growth and development