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Led by industry veteran Trent Oster, the studio has become renowned for developing enhanced editions of classic games and original content across multiple platforms, including Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and mobile devices. Best known for reviving iconic Dungeons & Dragons RPGs like Baldur’s Gate and Planescape: Torment, Beamdog is dedicated to delivering unforgettable experiences for gamers worldwide.\nPosition Summary:\nAs a Senior Writer, you will create engaging characters, dialogue, and stories that bring our games to life. Working closely with creative leadership and other disciplines, you will contribute ideas and narrative expertise while building on the project’s established voice, themes, and creative direction. This hands-on role combines original writing, editing, and narrative implementation, with a focus on delivering compelling, high-quality content that supports gameplay and meets production needs.\nThis position offers remote work within Canada, hybrid, or onsite work arrangements, with a strong preference for candidates based in Edmonton, Alberta, who can spend time working from our office.\nResponsibilities:\nCollaborate with the Design Director and/or project leadership to develop and maintain narrative themes, tone, and style that support the game’s creative vision and intended player experience.\nWrite compelling characters, dialogue, quests, and storylines, developing character biographies, motivations, relationships, and arcs that remain consistent across narrative content and gameplay.\nWrite and revise combat barks, quest banter, lore, and other in-game text, adapting voice and style to the needs of the project.\nProduce high-quality narrative content that meets agreed production targets and maintains the project’s established voice, tone, and brand, communicating progress and dependencies to support timely delivery.\nTranslate narrative concepts, outlines, and creative briefs into production-ready content, incorporating feedback from creative leadership and relevant partners throughout drafting and revision.\nWork closely with designers, artists, and other disciplines to integrate storytelling with gameplay, worldbuilding, and visual presentation.\nReview and edit narrative content for clarity, pacing, continuity, character voice, and consistency with established lore and style guidelines.\nImplement and refine narrative content using project tools and game engines, working with other disciplines to address technical constraints and issues identified through playtesting.\nContribute to narrative documentation, including style guides and story outlines.\nProvide constructive peer feedback and mentor less experienced writers and narrative designers, sharing expertise to strengthen the quality and consistency of the project’s narrative content.\nOther duties as assigned.\nRequirements:\nSignificant professional writing experience in the game or entertainment industry, including writing contributions to at least one shipped game.\nStrong understanding of interactive storytelling and game-design fundamentals, including experience developing branching dialogue or nonlinear narratives.\nDemonstrated ability to write clear, engaging stories and distinctive characters with consistent voices, motivations, and emotional depth.\nDemonstrated ability to quickly understand an established brand and creative direction, sustaining its themes, tone, style, and character voices.\nA demonstrated record of sustained, high-quality writing output, with the ability to work independently, prioritize assignments, and meet the volume, pace, and revision demands of game production.\nStrong editing skills, with experience revising creative content for clarity, structure, pacing, and consistency.\nAbility to interpret and incorporate creative feedback, including making substantive revisions to meet project needs.\nStrong collaboration and communication skills, with experience working across disciplines and presenting narrative ideas clearly.\nStrong research and problem-solving skills, with the ability to adapt narrative ideas to technical, production, and resource constraints.\nExperience implementing narrative content in game engines such as Unreal or Unity, or comparable narrative development tools.\nBonus Points:\nBachelor’s or Master’s degree in English, Creative Writing, Theatre, Film, or a related field.\nFamiliarity with JIRA, Perforce, and other production or version-control tools.\nExperience developing narrative style guides, maintaining continuity across substantial bodies of content, and providing peer mentorship.\nStrong preference to those based in Edmonton, Alberta. \nWhat We Offer:\nCompetitive salary based on experience and qualifications.\nThree weeks of paid vacation, generous paid sick leave, additional paid personal days, and a paid studio closure over the holiday season.\nComprehensive health and dental benefits, including enhanced mental health support.\nRRSP matching to support your long-term financial goals.\nFlexible work arrangements, with remote, hybrid, and in-office options.\nA collaborative environment where you can share ideas, strengthen your craft, and help shape the player experience.\nAn up to date portfolio/writing samples must be included with your application. There may also be an assessment portion associated with the recruitment process for this role. Thank you to all applicants for your interest in Beamdog. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.\nBeamdog is committed to building a diverse team and an inclusive workplace. 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