Game Writer

Job Description

Game Writer - Ridgeline Games

Ridgeline Games is focused on building rich, exciting stories with memorable characters and powerful experiences all in the Battlefield universe. Our studio is composed of leaders and talent with a vast array of AAA game dev experience. As we continue to assemble our diverse team, all who have a voice in making great games together, we aim for a healthy mixture of tempered veterans and young passionate individuals eager to make a difference.

Role Overview:

We are looking for a Game Writer to help our narrative department create an exciting, immersive, and memorable story-driven Battlefield experience. Proven game development experience and a highly collaborative approach are qualities we will be looking for as you lay the foundation for the world we build and journey we'll take.

As Game Writer you will work closely with the Narrative Director and Lead Writer to execute the game's narrative vision. Collaborate with multiple disciplines to deliver thematic cohesion and integration of the game's story and characters to the player.

At Ridgeline, the narrative department is an integral part of development from beginning to end. You will be asked for your feedback from multiple disciplines and be expected to receive feedback in an open and respectful way. Your attention to detail while never losing sight of the big picture will be essential during production and will elevate the final product.

Quick turnaround, clear and succinct communication, emotional intelligence, and collaborative problem solving are qualities we look for in every team member.

Responsibilities:

As Game Writer your responsibilities will include:
• World building: Our players expect a deeply layered, geopolitical world that is grounded in solid research and accurate detail.
• Helping to create a compelling and scalable story-driven campaign: Story ideation, script writing, and multi-discipline collaboration as we build exciting missions and cinematic moments.
• Memorable characters: We want to establish lasting emotional bonds with our story characters. It will be important that our characters are relatable to our diverse and savvy audience.
• Formatting, tracking, and updating: Maintaining an organized, nimble, and communicative narrative pipeline is essential for a production of this scale.
• An updated Story Reference Guide: A categorized series of Confluence pages that will allow current and new developers to digest the story, backstory, characters, etc.
• Other responsibilities will include sides for casting, cross-discipline communication, contributions to presentation decks and marketing materials.

Qualifications: we believe you are comfortable and have experience working with:
• 3+ years game industry experience
• AAA game writing
• Familiarity with FPS
• Game writing pipeline tools - Final Draft, Google Docs, Miro, Confluence, Excel
• Passion for the military action genre
• Love of the Battlefield franchise
• A good knowledge of modern military history, terminology, and methodology.
• Any additional writing experience from outside the game industry that you can bring to the table

Next Steps

The following are required as part of the application process:
• Apply online with resume
• Provide writing samples (required)
• As part of the application process, we may ask you to complete a test

Benefits

We are proud of the great perks we offer like comprehensive health and benefit packages, tuition reimbursement, 401k with company match, and of course, free video games. And since we realize it takes world-class people to make world-class games, we offer competitive compensation packages and a culture that values creativity and individuality.

US COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these states. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location.

EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

BASE SALARY RANGES
• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento):
º $95,450 - $141,800
• New York (depending on location e.g. Manhattan vs. Buffalo):
º $89,200 - $141,800
• Jersey City, NJ:
º $105,250 - $141,800
• Colorado (depending on location e.g. Denver vs. Colorado Springs):
º $89,200 - $118,550
• Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane):
º $89,200 - $130,750

Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r75p2q-216-73-217-178-42 in your application.