Role Overview
We are looking for a passionate and experienced Senior Quest Designer to join our team. In this role, you will create immersive storylines and use your narrative-driven design skills to direct complex projects. As a key member of the Quest Design team, you will craft and implement your own stories within the iconic worlds of The Witcher and Cyberpunk, engaging our global community and creating unforgettable experiences for our players.
Daily Responsibilities
- Creating the storyline on a detailed level.
- Designing quests and implementing them using Unreal Engine 5.
- Planning assets required for the creation of the quests.
- Cooperating with other departments.
- Integrating delivered assets (like gameplay elements, locations, characters, dialogue etc.) into a seamless, engaging and unique experience.
- Maintaining the highest possible quality of quests, and fixing reported bugs.
- Creating and maintaining design documentation.
Qualifications
- At least 6 years of experience working in a Quest or Mission Design position, with at least 1 AAA shipped title with strong narrative design elements.
- High creativity and exceptional level of narrative proficiency.
- Proven high proficiency with writing scenarios, screenplays or short stories.
- Very high proficiency with visual scripting tools.
- Experience with game editors and game design tools.
- Strong critical thinking and analytical skills.
- Sense for designing in-game features as well as tools for efficient implementation.
- Ability to receive and apply feedback in a highly iterative environment.
- Proven ability to effectively work across teams involved in a game development lifecycle.
- Excellent communication skills and proven ability to work within a team.
- Experience with mentoring other designers and ability to deliver accurate feedback.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet production deadlines.
- Real passion for playing games (cRPGs or pen & paper role playing systems).
- Fluent English.
Nice to Have
These skills are not required to apply for the position.
- Credited work on narrative field for movies, plays or books.
- Knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 Blueprints.
- Knowledge of Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher universe.
- Familiarity with the fantasy genre in games, movies and literature.
Candidates for all Quest Design positions are kindly requested to provide portfolio/examples of the projects they did.
Work Mode
- Office-First: Working primarily from Warsaw for a minimum of 10 days per month.
- Remote-First: Possibility of remote work from within +/- 3 hours of the Warsaw time zone.
Relocation Support
- Relocation package: flight ticket, company apartment for your first month, relocating your pet and family, shipping your belongings.
- Relocation assistance: legalization operations and tax settlements handled for you.
- Polish lessons for foreign employees and their spouse or partner.
Health & Well-Being
- Private medical healthcare with dental care and unlimited rehabilitation, also accessible for partner and relatives, or annual budget for medical expenses (for those working outside Poland).
- Life insurance: comprehensive pension and insurance plans.
- Psychological and psychiatrist care and well-being initiatives.
- Paid leave: 20 to 26 days of holiday per year, and paid sick leave.
- Sports card for sporting and fitness facilities.
- Menstrual leave: one extra day off when experiencing period pain.
- RED Parents Network: support for working parents, including childcare benefits and family-friendly events.
- RED Summer Camp for Kids: summer program for children aged 5–12, mostly paid by the company.
- Annual cancer prevention screenings covered by the company (available in Poland offices).
Perks & Professional Growth
- Welcome pack with goodies.
- Trainings, lectures, courses, workshops, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials and e-learning.
- Cafeteria platform with subscription benefits, additional medical packages, vouchers and codes for shops and cinemas, and public transport reimbursement.
- Gifts for newborns and regular chances to get swag.
Social Activities & Life in the Office
- Dog-friendly office.
- Regular social events at the studio.
- Healthy selections in the canteens.
- Truly international working environment.
- Sustainable campus with electric car charging points, green zones, and more.
- Designated bicycle space, repair equipment and showers.
- Onsite gym with climbing wall, daily Gym Assistant support, and yoga and boxing classes.
- No dress code.
Compensation
Estimated pay range for this position: 21,300 – 36,600 PLN gross monthly. Final offers depend on job-related factors like experience and qualifications.
Contract type in Poland: Employment Contract ("Umowa o pracę") when working in Poland.
