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Junior Game Designer - Storytelling - Fully Remote

  • Remote
    • Berlin, Berlin, Germany
  • Remote

Job description

Join SOFTGAMES as a Junior Game Designer - Storytelling - Fully Remote and shape the stories that captivate millions! We are looking for a creative and skilled Junior Game Designer - Storytelling to take the lead on narrative and episodic content for our exciting new mobile casual game, currently in development. In this role, you’ll work with themes like contemporary drama, rescue missions, home improvement, and powerful stories of redemption, blending visual storytelling with hands-on scene creation in Unity. 

If you are passionate about storytelling and game design and enjoy bringing characters and worlds to life, we’d love to hear from you!

**Qualified applicants will be expected to complete a graphics test.

Your role

  • Develop the overarching story and episode concepts, ensuring character and plot progression.

  • Break Down Story into Episodic Scenes: Translate the overarching story into individual episodic scenes with dynamic visual elements. Plan and structure these scenes for cohesive flow.

  • Brief artists and animators (background, character, animation) on required assets.

  • Write simple, engaging dialogue for in-game scenes.

  • Structure and organize assets.

  • Assemble scenes and narrative content using Unity to create an interactive, playable experience.

Your profile

  • You have a natural ability to craft engaging narratives with a focus on episodic or interactive content, and you understand how to develop characters and build compelling story arcs.

  • You understand our female target demographic and know how to create content that resonates and engages them.

  • You work effectively with artists and animators, ensuring that visual assets align perfectly with the narrative vision.

  • You excel at writing concise, impactful dialogue, especially in short, comic-style formats.

  • Your strong organizational skills help you manage assets and effects with precision, ensuring everything is clear and well-structured.

  • You are comfortable working with custom tools and editors within a game development environment.

  • You have strong English communication skills, both written and verbal.

  • Experience working with modular or asset-based content systems and assembling scenes using pre-existing assets or toolkits is a plus.
  • Familiarity with Unity or similar engines and experience creating interactive scenes is an advantage.
  • Knowledge of German or French is a strong advantage.

Benefits

SOFTGAMES offers a competitive package, including:

  • Remote first - We have a flexible working setup. Either fully remote wherever you are or on-site in our modern office in central Berlin - You decide.

  • Flexible working hours - Structure your working hours to your needs. No crunch, no overtime!

  • Generous vacation regulation no matter where you are!

  • Home office allowance - Working from home but something is missing? We offer a budget to make your home office as productive as possible.

  • Further Training - Everyone at SOFTGAMES is offered training opportunities to strengthen their skills or learn something new!

  • Studio - We’re a remote-first company but also offer a super modern office with state-of-the-art tech, based in the center of Berlin.

  • Equipment - Choose between a MacBook Pro or Lenovo Laptop.

  • Meal allowances - A monthly budget is additionally granted to be spent for your lunches.

  • Monthly extra grant for home office electricity + internet costs.

  • Swag - Enjoy our stylish Hoodies, Bags, Mugs, etc.

  • Offsite Retreats - Twice a year the entire company gets together to learn, share ideas, focus on the future, and celebrate our successes. Our events in general are epic but our off-site Retreat is one of a kind.

At SOFTGAMES, we value a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone's ideas are heard and valued. Join our dynamic team and be part of the exciting world of mobile gaming. Apply now and let your expertise shine!

Job requirements

SOFTGAMES is the leading instant gaming company. We develop casual, truly social games that can be played instantly across all devices. Our hypersocial blockbuster game “Bubble Shooter Pro” became a global top grossing game on Facebook and is played by millions of people around the world every day. We partner closely with Facebook, Samsung and more to craft the next generation of instant games that billions of people can play together. SOFTGAMES is a remote first company and the home of 100 people from all over the world. We believe in proactive, independent teams with the freedom to take initiative, challenge the status quo, and with the mission to create fun and everlasting Instant Games.


At SOFTGAMES, we believe that different perspectives and background in our teams contribute to the quality of our work. We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion / worldview, disability, age as well as sexual orientation and identity.


Have we caught your interest? Then we look forward to your detailed application together with your salary expectations and earliest possible start date.

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