People need places.
Somewhere we don’t have to be, but want to be. Where all are welcome.
Our innovative game studio is united by our passion for creating places. We achieve our purpose through developing games because they are the richest, most dynamic medium where we can achieve this.
Even the placemakers need somewhere to be. We strive to build a world-class studio where we embrace and celebrate our differences. We bring passion, excellence, and energy to our work, knowing we achieve far more together than we can alone.
Our Project
Announced at the 2021 Game Awards, Inflexion Games is developing Nightingale - a new shared-world survival crafting and building game coming to PC Early Access in 2023. Learn more at: www.playnightingale.com and watch the trailer for Nightingale here.
Location of Role
Inflexion Games studio is based in Edmonton Alberta, with fully remote distributed team members located across Canada. For this position, we are looking for candidates based in either Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, or Quebec. Edmonton-based team members are provided with a flexible work environment combining hybrid remote work-from-home and in-studio work arrangements. Fully remote positions are available for people based outside of Edmonton in British Columbia, Quebec or Ontario.
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Could this be the place for you?
Inflexion Games is searching for a Senior Narrative Designer to join the Narrative Team team. The Design department is responsible for overseeing all things related to Nightingale’s seasonal story content, characters, worldbuilding, and lore, and the Narrative team contributes to this vision by creating compelling storylines, unforgettable worlds, and NPCs with rich backstories who are found throughout the world of Nightingale for players to uncover.
\n- Drive, design, implement, and iterate on Narrative content.
- Develop, pitch, and create design documentation for high-quality quests, new features, tools, and story-related mechanics.
- Help build out, plan, and create the seasonal story and quest content for both multiplayer and single-player experiences.
- Implement Narrative content in Unreal Engine.
- Help oversee and design the overarching narratives with the Lead Writer.
- Collaborate with other Narrative designers and writers.
- Work closely with Gameplay to ensure new mechanics are highlighted in the seasonal story content and quests.
- Work with other departments to encourage cross-discipline collaboration.
- Ensure Narrative Design is supported by programming, process, and unified goals.
- 3+ Years of experience in Narrative Design.
- At least one shipped game title.
- Robust knowledge of game design tools and experience working in Unreal Engine.
- Knowledge of open-world and multiplayer narratives, and an understanding of the intersection between Design, Art, Gameplay, and Narrative in games.
- Ample experience implementing and iterating on quest design in-engine.
- Strong communication and organizational skills to ensure communication across teams.
- Collaborative, creative, and empathetic.
- Independently motivated, with an ability to perform and oversee multiple tasks.
- Strong problem-solving skills and an ability to think creatively within the context of existing game systems.
- A passion for storytelling in games and a desire to push the boundaries of the medium.
- Ability to both take and provide constructive feedback and to quickly adapt to changes.
- Experience working with procedurally generated game content.
- Leadership qualities and managerial experience.
- Experience working in, or a strong affinity for, the Survival Crafting genre.
- Experience working with online multiplayer PVE.
- Experience working on live service games.
- A love for both fantasy and history.
What we offer
🌴 Unlimited Vacation
🍔 Lunches
🦷 Health & Dental Benefits with Health Spending Account
💲 RRSP Matching Program
🍼 Maternity and Paternity Leave
🚲 Fitness Activities (bike room, shower facilities, gym discount etc.)
🐶 Dog-Friendly Office
🏅 Coaching
We Are Inflexion
Inflexion Games is determined to foster an environment where people can do their best work and feel they belong. We believe a healthy culture, strong values and contribution from a diverse range of individuals will help us to achieve success.
We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any other legally protected status.
Not sure if you meet every requirement? We encourage you to apply anyways, Inflexion Games acknowledges that marginalized groups often avoid submitting an application unless they meet 100% of the requirements listed. We believe that creativity and innovation are born and thrive in a dynamic environment, and we are committed to continually developing our team on this principle through inclusive practices.
Our general opportunities posting offers an additional avenue for candidates to introduce themselves to the business for consideration on different opportunities.
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