Scriptwriter

As a Scriptwriter at Ubisoft Montreal, you will design and oversee the project's narrative content, including world-building, characters, tone, and in-game text. You will ensure narrative coherence across gameplay systems while translating creative intentions into clear, playable, and integrable content. Working closely with production and in collaboration with design, level design, audio, and tech teams, you will help shape narrative direction, validate narrative choices directly in-game, and balance creative ambition with production realities.What you'll do
Design and oversee narrative content across the project, including world-building, characters, and toneTranslate narrative intentions into playable and integrable content aligned with gameplay constraintsAlign story structure with gameplay systems, pacing, clarity, and replayabilityCollaborate closely with design, level design, audio, tech, and production teams to validate narrative choices in contextWrite narrative content for cinematics, scripted events, and gameplay sequencesCreate and maintain in-game narrative text, such as missions, documents, and systemic storytelling elementsMake informed narrative trade-offs between depth, clarity, production constraints, and long-term sustainabilityMaintain clear and up-to-date narrative documentation throughout developmentWhat you bring to the team
Strong expertise in scriptwriting and narrative design for interactive mediaProven ability to own narrative decisions within gameplay and production constraintsSolid understanding of game development pipelines and narrative integrationAbility to collaborate across disciplines and integrate feedback constructivelyExperience writing narrative content designed for iteration and replayabilityStrong organizational and communication skillsCreative mindset with a strong sense of observation and curiosityPassion for storytelling in games as interactive systems
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