The Narrative Director is charged with guiding World of Warcraft’s ongoing story, overseeing the narrative design discipline. Reporting to the Creative Director of WoW, the Narrative Director will collaborate closely with other design groups, art, sound, and cinematics to craft a compelling narrative experience. This role requires inspirational leadership as both as a storyteller and a world-builder. Success in this role entails marrying a deep understanding of epic fantasy storytelling, with a keen sense of the strengths and weaknesses of the MMORPG medium, to deliver an immersive and impactful story experience to WoW's players around the world.
What you will do: - Collaborate with the Creative Director, Game Director, Art Director, WoW design leadership, and Blizzard Story & Franchise Development to guide the narrative evolution of WoW's world, cultures, and characters
- Mentor and lead a team of narrative designers, empowering them to creatively support their peers while maintaining a consistent narrative voice throughout the project
- Communicate story vision across the development team
- Balance moment-to-moment narrative experience with the planning and execution of arcs that may span multiple years
- Along with the narrative team, serve as contacts for partners working on a wide range of external media, ensuring that they properly complement WoW game storytelling
What you will need: - Multiple years of experience in game narrative design roles
- Proven leadership as a narrative lead on at least one shipped AAA game
- Excellent written, communication, and organizational skills
- Ability to keep track of both short-term and long-term narrative priorities in parallel
- Expansive knowledge of Warcraft franchise lore and World of Warcraft content and gameplay
- A broad knowledge of narrative and themes in contemporary media across global popular culture
- The empathy and wisdom to absorb passionate feedback from numerous internal and external sources, and synthesize it into future narrative direction
Application Materials: - Resume
- Cover Letter
- Blizzard Entertainment is a global company committed to growing our employees along with the business. We offer competitive benefits and strive for a healthy work / life balance. We foster a deeply collaborative and creative environment, a diverse and inclusive employee culture, and training and opportunity for professional growth. Our people are everything, and we are dedicated to creating the most epic entertainment experiences… ever. Join us!
