Description
We are seeking a Narrative Director to join our team at Ubisoft Montreal. As a Narrative Director, you will define, structure, and evolve the long-term narrative vision for one of our brands. You will work closely with the Head of Content, Content Management, and Franchise Management to ensure a cohesive player experience, strong narrative identity, and shared writing culture across projects, while respecting creative autonomy.
Your responsibilities:
- Define a long-term narrative vision aligned with the brand's identity, tone, and strategy.
- Establish fundamental narrative principles guiding the evolution of the common narrative universe.
- Align project narrative directions and franchise stakeholders around a shared vision.
- Design and manage shared narrative systems, including the canonical narrative universe, transversal character arcs, and narrative frameworks.
- Ensure coherence, credibility, and scalability of the narrative ecosystem across the brand.
- Support projects during intentional narrative deviations, when required by their unique vision.
- Develop and maintain a narrative roadmap aligned with the brand's overall strategy.
- Assist teams with storytelling issues, narrative pacing, and integration of narrative into gameplay.
Requirements:
- Demonstrated ability to think and structure narrative at the brand level over the long term.
- Excellent understanding of player experience coherence, narrative identity, and brand strategy.
- Experience collaborating closely with game directors and creative directors.
- Influential leadership and ability to align and mobilise without direct hierarchical authority.
- Strong strategic communication and synthesis skills.
- Ability to disseminate and encourage best narrative practices in multi-project or multi-studio contexts.
- Good understanding of AAA game development processes.
- Marked interest in creative watch and reasoned narrative innovation.
To apply, please submit:
- Your CV highlighting relevant experiences and skills.
- Examples of narrative works, conceptual frameworks, or delivered projects relevant to a Narrative Director role.