Narrative Design Lead - Remote

Overview

Companion Group is an AAA co-development gaming studio with a globally distributed, fully remote setup. We are renowned for overcoming the most intricate challenges in multiplayer game development. Our reputation precedes us as the go-to partner for clients seeking to elevate their latest multiplayer titles, enabling scalability in player numbers, maximising player density, and crafting immersive, high-quality gameplay experiences.

In Short

• Define the overall narrative vision, tone, and style for the project while ensuring it serves the gameplay experience.
• Design and prototype gameplay systems, mechanics, and features that deliver narrative beats in meaningful ways.
• Create and maintain design documentation for both narrative elements and gameplay systems.
• Write in-game dialogue, lore, mission briefings, and other narrative assets.
• Integrate narrative content directly into Unreal Engine, including Blueprints, sequencer tools, and dialogue systems.
• Collaborate with level design to plan and implement story-driven gameplay moments and events.
• Ensure consistent narrative integration across all gameplay, cinematics, and UI.
• Balance storytelling ambitions with production realities, ensuring designs are achievable within scope.
• Work closely with voice direction, actors, and localisation partners to deliver polished narrative content.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Game Designer, Narrative Designer, or similar role on at least one shipped AAA/AA title.
• Proven ability to design gameplay systems and mechanics that serve narrative goals.
• Strong Unreal Engine skills, including implementing gameplay and narrative content using Blueprints, sequencer, and cinematic tools.
• Exceptional writing ability across dialogue, exposition, and worldbuilding.
• Strong understanding of player agency, branching structures, and narrative pacing.
• Experience collaborating across multiple disciplines, especially level design, art, and audio.
• A passion for creating gameplay experiences where story and mechanics are seamlessly interwoven.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of £50,000 - £70,000 per annum.
• Established career progression framework with opportunities to grow into leadership or specialist roles.
• Fully remote role, enabling you to work from anywhere.
• Collaboration with senior leadership and top-tier game studios.
• The opportunity to help shape innovative multiplayer experiences.