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Associate Lead Writer

Writing / Dublin / Full -time
With multiple awards to our name, Larian Studios has proven that we’re dedicated to delivering high-quality role-playing games. As we move on to new projects, the studio that brought you Baldur’s Gate 3 & Divinity: Original Sin 2 is looking for an Associate Lead Writer to join the team and help us in crafting the high caliber games our fans have come to expect.

At Larian our Leads are hands on, and are responsible not only for the team’s deliverables and development, but also to maintain and hone their own craft and contribute their own writing to the game. They course-correct their team, foster their talent, advocate for them when needed, and ensure that the writing they deliver meets the standards that our players expect. They are proactive - they look for solutions to problems - and are unafraid of engaging in creative discussions that will result in better work.
Associate Lead Writer

Responsibilities

  • Write, review, and revise dialogues to ensure that all writing achieves the style and quality that players expect of Larian games as defined by the Creative Director and Writing Director 
  • Receive and respond to feedback from other departments and, where necessary, convey that feedback to the team
  • Work with Producers to schedule, assign, and load-balance the team’s work to ensure that deadlines are met and work is distributed to the most appropriate creative owner(s)  
  • Collaborate with other departments, particularly Design, Cinematics, Scripting, and VO, to ensure cohesive storytelling, and to support project-level and department-level production pipelines 
  • Advocate for the team to ensure that they have all the tools they need to deliver their work
  • Conduct regular 1:1s and Performance Reviews with members of the Writing team 
  • Assess writing tests and collaborate with the Recruitment team and Studio Heads to hire the best talent for the team and the studio
  • Ensure diversity of characters across the game so that the player experience is never repetitive 
  • Troubleshoot and bugfix dialogues across the project as needed by the Writing Director and Creative Director 
  • Any additional tasks required to support the project(s) as deemed necessary by the Writing Director or Creative Director 

Who We're 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 worked in a production-driven environment before
  • 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

  • Writing Leads are required to work in-office in the studio in which they are based 
  • Leads should be able and willing to travel to other studios in order to work closely with other departments 
  • Writing Leads should be versatile and able to quickly learn new processes and tools (including the Larian engine and dialogue tools) 
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