Lead Writer

Lead Writer – Avalanche Software, Warner Bros. Games
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Responsibilities

Daily leadership of the writing team, fostering a safe, inclusive and collaborative culture.
Partner closely with the Game Director to define and execute the narrative vision.
Understand and allocate resources based on individual writers’ strengths, interests and development needs.
Mentor, guide and give constructive feedback to writers to elevate quality and consistency.
Establish and uphold narrative standards, tone, voice, and storytelling principles.
Write and edit dialogue, cinematics, lore, quests, character barks and on‑screen text.
Review and edit other writers’ work for narrative consistency and quality.
Collaborate with design, art, cinematics, audio, mission, combat, production, marketing, QA and executive teams.
Identify and resolve communication challenges and cross‑disciplinary issues.
Participate in playtests, regularly review game builds to evaluate the narrative experience from the player’s perspective.
Participate in motion capture and voice‑over sessions as necessary.
Essential Qualifications

Minimum 8 years of professional game writing experience, including a large‑scale title.
At least 1 year in a leadership role leading narrative teams and mentoring writers.
Proven experience writing narrative content for games, including dialogue, character development and world‑building.
Deep understanding of narrative design principles and interactive storytelling.
Excellent writing, editing, communication and presentation skills.
Experience working with established IPs and franchise partners.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across multiple disciplines and build strong working relationships throughout a studio.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
Strong understanding of the game development process from concept through ship.
Strong belief in a collaborative, team‑first approach to development.
Nice to Haves

Experience leading narrative development on critically acclaimed or commercially successful titles.
Experience with branching narrative tools or scripting systems such as Articy.
Experience directing or participating in voice‑over and performance capture sessions.
Experience hiring, developing and growing writing teams.
Passion for games and a deep understanding of emotionally resonant player experiences.
Equal Opportunity Statement

Championing Inclusion at WBD Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law. If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.

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