Company Description
Ubisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If you’re passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help create the unknown!
Job Description
As a Senior Scriptwriter on the Assassin’s Creed Franchise at Ubisoft Quebec City, you will play a key role in shaping the narrative vision of the game. With a strong focus on story, tone, characters, and dialogue, you will provide narrative leadership while working closely with quest and mission designers, narrative teams, and production. Reporting to a Lead Writer, you will contribute senior-level expertise within a highly collaborative writer’s room environment.
What you’ll do
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Define, evolve, and uphold the narrative tone and voice of the game in alignment with the Creative Director’s vision
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Write and oversee scripts, dialogue, and in-game narrative content including cinematics, missions, scripted events, and gameplay systems
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Partner closely with quest and mission designers to shape story structure and player experience
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Lead the development of key characters, voices, and relationships within the Assassin’s Creed universe
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Drive and contribute to world building, including cultures, locations, and historical or fictional context
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Provide narrative guidance and feedback to other writers within a writer’s room setting
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Ensure narrative consistency, quality, and clarity across all story assets and reference documentation
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Support narrative planning, integration, and collaboration with production teams and external partners when required
Qualifications
What you bring to the team
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Significant experience in narrative writing and dialogue for interactive media
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Advanced expertise in narrative writing and dialogue
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Proven experience collaborating with multiple writers in a team-driven environment
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Strong understanding of video game narrative design and player-driven storytelling
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Ability to adapt writing to diverse tones, styles, and narrative needs
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Confidence giving and receiving high-level narrative feedback
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Strong communication, organization, and mentorship skills
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Curiosity, creativity, and a deep interest in people, history, and worlds
What to send our way
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Your CV highlighting senior-level narrative and collaboration experience
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Writing samples totaling no more than 10 pages
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If possible, a variety of additional samples showcasing your best work, either as attached files or via a link to your personal website or online portfolio
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Your samples should demonstrate your ability to tell a compelling story, your understanding of scene structure, dialogue, and characterization, and how these elements apply to interactive game experiences
