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Quest Designer (12-month Contract) at Blackbirdinteractive
BlackbirdinteractiveVancouver, BC, Canada·1w ago
Mid LevelTEMPORARYReact
Salary Range
CA$80,000 - CA$90,000 /year
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Quest Designer to join Blackbird Interactive, an independent game studio known for its creative approach and future-driven projects. This role involves designing high-quality narrative content for a science fiction universe, focusing on quests, characters, and narrative experiences that support open-ended exploration.
Key Responsibilities
- →Collaborate with system design, level design, art, engineering, and production to implement the established creative vision.
- →Work within production schedules to implement quest content iteratively while communicating risks or dependencies.
- →Author and implement quest content end to end, including quest logic, objectives, branching states, conditions, and in-game scripting.
- →Write and integrate narrative content such as dialogue, character background, world lore, and mission context directly into playable content.
- →Build and maintain quest state machines, manage variables and conditions, and ensure quests respond correctly to player choice and systemic interactions.
- →Test, debug, and iterate on quest content regularly, identifying and fixing logic errors and progression blockers.
- →Maintain an understanding of core gameplay systems and how they interact with quest logic.
Requirements
- ✓A minimum of 5 years of experience contributing to game development, with a focus on quest, campaign, or narrative content design.
- ✓Experience shipping at least one content-heavy title, ideally in the RPG space.
- ✓Comfort working independently on assigned content, with the ability to manage tasks and solve implementation problems.
- ✓Strong collaboration and communication skills, including the ability to work closely with other designers, artists, engineers, and audio partners.
- ✓Familiarity with scripting, logic-driven tools, and state-based systems.
Benefits
- ★Four-day work week
- ★In-studio, remote within Canada, and hybrid work arrangements
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