Writer Internship
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8 hours ago
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Job Summary
With multiple awards to our name Larian Studios has proven that were dedicated to delivering high-quality role-playing games. As we move on to new projects the studio that brought you Baldurs Gate 3 & Divinity: Original Sin 2 is looking for a Writing Internto join the team and help us in crafting the high caliber games our fans have come to expect.
At Larian a Writer is not just a dialogue writer but a scene designer a collaborator and at heart - a player. They strive to create the breadth and richness of choice that we want to experience in games and to give players the choices that makes them ask Are they really going to allow me to do that! Only to discover that not only did we allow it we built a whole alternative story path out of it.
Responsibilities
- Write and test complex branching dialogues that have player agency throughout and fulfill the narrative requirements set by Design Writing and Narrative Leads
- Create memorable and unique character voices that are tonally accurate to the project engaging to interact with and believable
- Deliver shippable dialogue that meets the standard set by the Writing Director and Creative Director with minimal rounds of feedback and minimal intervention
- Collaborate with other teams on the design and execution of situations with a focus on advocating for storytelling
- Maintain troubleshoot and track dialogues as they move through the pipeline communicating regularly with other teams to find solutions for dialogue issues and content needs as and when they arise
- Write texts for in-game non-dialogue elements including tooltips item descriptions journal entries UI elements and other ancillary texts
- Liaise with other teams to answer questions regarding dialogue and story elements
- Any additional creative tasks required to support the storytelling of the project deemed appropriate by your Lead the Writing Director or the Creative Director
Who Were Looking For
- You are an exceptional writer who can demonstrate your skills through past experience and our skills test
- You are passionate about storytelling in games and always put the player experience first
- You have a relevant background or experience (academic or otherwise).
- You seek feedback proactively think critically about your own work and are continuously working to improve your craft
- You are able to write a range of interesting and believable characters and to look for the unexpected angle in their stories
- You are collaborative and can demonstrate an ability to work well with others
- You have experience pitching your ideas to others
- You are fluent in written English
Requirements
- To work in-office in the studio in which they are based
- To work alongside assigned mentors and collaborators over the course of the internship.
- The ability to quickly learn processes and tools (including the Larian engine and dialogue tools)
Required Experience:
Intern
About Company
Larian Studios is a game developer studio located in Gent, Belgium. Proud to be independent for 19 years, we create games for multiple genres and platforms. Thanks to our players, we get to spend our days making the games we love to play. We have a passion for role playing games.
