Game Designer - Victoria 3

Your Mission

As a Game Designer - Narrative on the Victoria 3 team in Stockholm, you will conceive of and implement captivating storylines set in the Victorian era, allowing players to explore the many outcomes a historical sandbox can deliver. As an integral part of our narrative design team, you will research, design, and write your stories before bringing them to life using our in-house scripting language. You will frequently work directly with other designers, programmers, or artists to design and implement features in cross-disciplinary teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Writing and scripting short, compelling narratives, and adding other types of content to the gameplay systems

• Designing and implementing narrative systems and game mechanics using our in-house scripting language in coordination with other game designers

• Understanding our players and finding the fun to add player value

If you thrive in a team that values the exchange of constructive feedback, the importance of prototyping and continuous innovation, we'd love you to join us on our journey in shaping a Grand Tomorrow!

Requirements

• Professional experience as a Game Designer or Narrative Designer on a game team (or similar modding experience)

• Experience with writing text for in-game content in (American) English

• Proficiency with scripting for game content

• Deep and genuine interest in Grand Strategy Games and emergent storytelling
  

Work Culture

We are dedicated to crafting thought-provoking games that our players adore and are eager to enjoy endlessly. Every member of the Paradox team is committed to contributing their best and sharing the drive to achieve our goals, reaching new pinnacles as a united force. Creativity, autonomy, and self-initiation are the building blocks of our game development process, all made feasible by a substantial foundation of trust. We are establishing this trust-based environment by having faith in our colleagues to act with the best of intentions.

Our culture evolves through our engagements with our players and our deep understanding of their desires and expectations. We're dedicated to comprehending our players and what they truly cherish in our games, as well as their mindset while enjoying them.

As a creative force at Paradox, you are expected to have a genuine passion for Grand Strategy Games and a good understanding of what makes them so appealing to our players.

Practical information

Scope: Full time and permanent
Reports to: Design Manager
Location: Stockholm
Remote status: Office-based, with weekly optional "working from home" days. We will not relocate for this position!

Some of our benefits include: