Apply in 3 Minutes! Lead Narrative Designer
Company: Disney Experiences
Location: Glendale
Posted on: November 4, 2025
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Job Description:
About The Role & Team: Disney Digital Entertainment, a division
of Disney Experiences, is embarking on a mission to create the
'digital front door' for The Walt Disney Company, bringing all of
the magic of Disney together into a new interactive universe.
Disney Digital Entertainment is looking for a Lead Narrative
Designer to join us on an ambitious and exciting new project. If
you are an imaginative creator with superb game development skills,
and have a love of Disney/Pixar, Star Wars and Marvel properties,
you'll want to check out this opportunity! We are building an
experienced development team that will help create groundbreaking
game experiences that will herald the next generation of Disney to
the world. Working with top-class industry talent, this role is
perfect for the seasoned game developer looking to create something
epic - collaborating with a robust group of developers focusing on
individual experiences to create a wonderfully rich and cohesive
product that is truly "Disney". This is a remote opportunity with
potential travel. What you will do: - Work with project leads and
other developers to create compelling narrative experiences that
are fun and engaging. - Manage the work for a narrative team and
lead the development of narrative design while working in a
cross-disciplinary pod structure. - Work with internal partners to
ensure narrative and dialogue meets the standards and needs of
various IPs. - Be a hands-on developer in the creation of narrative
content for several interactive games and experiences based on
Disney's robust portfolio of characters and worlds including
Disney/Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars. - Work with the leadership team
on voice over casting and participate in and direct voice over
sessions. - Implement, test, and iterate on narrative systems and
narrative content. - Help design narrative design systems and tools
to be used in the development of narrative content. - Create and
implement narrative content using Unreal Engine, UEFN (Unreal
Editor Fortnite), and scripting in Verse in both the development
and live service environments. - Write, update, and maintain
detailed design documentation. - Provide guidance and mentorship
for other Narrative Designers. Required Qualifications and Skills:
- 8 years of game development experience, including at least one
shipped game in a Lead role. - Implemented narrative content using
an industry-standard toolset (Unity, Unreal, etc.). - Have been a
leader and developer on multiple shipped products and have
familiarity with developing products on various gaming platforms -
Console/PC and Mobile. - Excel at partnering and collaborating with
key stakeholders, working through challenging problems and reaching
consensus to achieve great things. - Have a special appreciation of
Disney's IP, including characters and lore, linear media and movie
franchises, theme parks design, and overall aesthetics. - Are
familiar with the narrative requirements of writing within existing
IPs. - Have experience designing narrative systems such as
conversations, barks, and chatter as well as designing tools to
implement these systems. - Are familiar with various narrative
tools and using them to put narrative content in game. - Have
participated in the VO(Voice Over) casting/recording process and
have directed voice-over sessions. - Enjoy creative problem-solving
and creating something new and innovative. - Have a strong sense of
what makes for interesting and compelling narratives in video
games. - Have strong storytelling abilities and a deep
understanding of interactive narrative design. - Understand best
standards and practices of writing within a variety of different
genres. - Able to communicate effectively with other teams and
groups. Education: - A Bachelor's degree in English or Creative
Writing or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Additional Information: - Please include a portfolio showcasing
your work and projects you have worked on. Please share or disable
any passwords for efficient review of portfolios. Our Benefits:
Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life.
This includes health and savings benefits, educational
opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide.
Learn more about our benefits and perks at The hiring range for
this remote position is $126,800 to $170,000 per year, which
factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually
offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary
depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related
knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus
and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the
compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical,
financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and
position offered.
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