Narrative Designer

As a Narrative Designer at TAPBLAZE, your primary responsibilities include collaborating with the content and design teams to craft engaging storylines and characters, designing and executing compelling story chapters and events, developing interactive dialogues, and ensuring high standards of narrative consistency across our titles. Your role is vital in creating immersive narratives that enhance the player experience.

To succeed as a Narrative Designer at TAPBLAZE, you should have over 3 years of experience in narrative design, ideally with shipped narrative-driven games. A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in narrative design, creative writing, or a related field is also necessary. Familiarity with narrative structuring tools and experience in developing branching narratives will give you an edge in this role.

Collaboration is crucial for the Narrative Designer at TAPBLAZE. You will work closely with designers, artists, and the localization team, ensuring that narrative elements complement game mechanics and are culturally adapted for diverse audiences. This teamwork will help create stories that feel impactful and resonate with a global player base.

A successful Narrative Designer at TAPBLAZE should embody the core values of ambition, discipline, ownership, results orientation, and extraordinary attention to detail. These values guide our hiring process and are essential for creating games that deliver unforgettable experiences for our players.

TAPBLAZE is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We recognize that a varied staff is essential for ethical business practices and success. All qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, or other diverse backgrounds, are encouraged to apply. We actively foster an environment that prioritizes inclusion both internally and in external interactions.

When discussing your narrative development process, emphasize your ability to brainstorm ideas, create character arcs, and structure the overall storyline. Be sure to highlight how you integrate player choice and narrative design principles to engage players and enhance their experience.

To ensure narrative cohesion, explain how you maintain a narrative style guide and regularly collaborate with your team. Highlight the importance of consistent character voices and storylines, and your methods for keeping track of established lore and narrative threads.

Discuss your experience with narrative structuring tools such as Twine, Yarn, or Ink. Share why you find these tools effective for creating interactive narratives and how they allow for seamless integration of gameplay with storytelling.

When answering this question, share a specific project where you faced challenges, such as balancing multiple storylines or addressing player feedback. Explain how you creatively resolved the issue and what the final outcome was, emphasizing the impact on player engagement.

Explain your approach to cultural sensitivity and working with localization teams to adapt narratives. Emphasize your awareness of different cultures and how nuanced dialogue and themes need to resonate universally while also being relatable.

Discuss how you design branching story paths and provide decision-making elements that influence the gameplay experience. Highlight your understanding of creating choices that feel meaningful and impactful to players, enhancing their emotional investment in the story.

Emphasize the importance of feedback from playtests and team members, and how you adapt narratives based on this input. Highlight your openness to critique and your commitment to refining your work to create engaging player experiences.

Share your sources of inspiration, whether they are other games, literature, film, or personal experiences. Explain how these influences shape your storytelling techniques and motivate you to create compelling narratives.

Talk about your strategies for overcoming creative blocks, such as taking breaks, seeking feedback, or engaging in brainstorming sessions. Emphasize your resilience and ability to find new ideas through collaboration or exploration of different media.

This is your opportunity to express your passion for storytelling and your admiration for TAPBLAZE's commitment to creating memorable gaming experiences. Share how your values align with the company's mission, and how you see yourself contributing to their future projects.