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Salary Range
$76,500 - $103,500 /year
This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.
About the Role
We are looking for a Principal UX Writer to join the Riftbound team at Riot Games. This role focuses on shaping the player experience through intuitive and engaging text across the game. You'll collaborate with designers, producers, and narrative partners to ensure every piece of text feels purposeful and alive in the world of League of Legends.
Key Responsibilities
- →Write and edit player-facing text, including card names, abilities, tutorials, and in-game UI
- →Collaborate closely with designers to ensure text supports gameplay intent and is easy for players to grasp
- →Define standards and voice by building and maintaining Riftbound’s editorial systems
- →Partner with designers to simplify mechanics or adjust copy when complexity risks confusing the player
- →Collaborate cross-functionally with design, production, and localization partners
- →Join playtests, review flows, and offer language insights that make the product more intuitive
- →Build scalable content systems to establish processes for reviewing, documenting, and evolving game text
- →Manage the content pipeline, helping to scope writing work, align with production on timelines, and prioritize milestones
- →Brief, edit, and integrate the work of external writers to maintain tone and clarity
- →Flex as cards evolve or new features appear and find smart, concise language solutions under deadlines
- →Model UX writing best practices and advocate for clear, player-first communication
Requirements
- ✓6–10+ years of professional experience in UX writing or editorial roles
- ✓Experience owning end-to-end content pipelines from guidelines to launch
- ✓Experience designing content systems
- ✓Experience working on TCGs or equivalent genres of game development
- ✓Benefit
- ✓Open paid time off policy
- ✓Flexible work schedules
- ✓Medical, dental, and life insurance
- ✓Parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children
- ✓401k with company match
