Senior Quest Designer

Description

The company makes story-driven RPGs and is hiring a Senior Quest Designer for its Boston office.

You would work on the next main game in its franchise, as part of the Narrative Design team, creating and directing your own stories in the game world.

The role centres on emotional, narrative-led design and visual scripting, and on taking complex content from design through implementation to release.

There are no writing duties; the work is design and implementation only.

This is a new position.

Responsibilities

• Build detailed storylines and believable worlds around them.
• Design quests, NPC communities and open world events.
• Implement your designs through visual scripting in the in-house toolset inside UE5.
• Work out which assets your content needs.
• Work with other departments in a mixed content creation team.
• Fit delivered assets, including gameplay elements, locations, characters and dialogue, into one seamless, engaging and distinctive experience.
• Keep quality high through review, iteration and bug fixing.
• Attend content reviews and revise designs and implementation based on the feedback.
• Write and maintain design documentation.

Requirements

• 5+ years as a Quest, Narrative or Open World Designer on AAA projects.
• At least 1 shipped narrative-driven AAA game.
• A deep grasp of interactive storytelling.
• Thorough knowledge of game development and game design.
• Skill with game engines and visual scripting, including UE5.
• Strong communication and organisation skills.
• Able to give, take and act on feedback.
• Comfortable working in large, international, cross-disciplinary teams.
• Able to mentor and train teammates.
• Sharp critical and analytical thinking.
• A plus: published books, comic books, movies or other narrative works.
• A portfolio or examples of past projects is required; applications without one will not be considered.

Conditions

The job must be done in Boston, US, in a hybrid or full-time in-office setup.

Working hours are flexible.

Estimated pay is $118,00 - 196,000 USD per year.

Pay for North American roles is set from competitive market data, location and individual factors tied to business needs, and offers depend on experience, qualifications and location; the range may change.

The application window closes by 1/15/2026.

Benefits

• Company-paid medical cover, including dental, vision and mental health.
• Free mental health support: counselling, psychiatric care and well-being webinars.
• 26 days of vacation, 10 sick days and 12 calendar holidays a year.
• 401(k) with employer matching.
• A $100 monthly Lifestyle Spending Account for fitness, wellness, internet, home office equipment, learning, streaming and more.
• One extra day off for employees who menstruate when they have period pain.
• RED Parents Network, a support group for working parents.
• Internal workshops, knowledge-sharing sessions, online tutorials and e-learning classes.
• A welcome pack to help you settle in.
• A dog-friendly office.
• An international workplace with people from many countries.
• No dress code.