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Locations: Montreal, Quebec, Canada 
Role ID
215368
Worker Type
Temporary Employee
Studio/Department
EA Studios - Motive Montreal
Work Model
Hybrid

Description & Requirements

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

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Our Motive is to create innovative action games within iconic worlds where every player feels like the hero.

Our passion has taken us from imagining dogfighter pilots in Star WarsSquadrons, to re-creating Isaac Clarke onboard the Ishimura in Dead Space™, and now to building an original Iron Man action-adventure video game.

We believe in sharing our passion with our community, and with each other by having transparent discussions, by practicing an inclusive culture, and by nurturing a continuous growth mindset. Our approach feels simple, but it leads to the best work of our careers, and as a team, building unique and immersive experiences.

Motive is looking for a writer for a 4 months contract who can help us grow the team and explore new ways to deliver stories within our titles. You'll help define what narrative means within the studio and how we develop our worlds internally. As part of the team your daily responsibilities will include dialogue writing, story development, narrative implementation, and collaborating with other departments on narrative elements. You will report to the Lead Writer and also work closely with the Narrative Director.

You will strike a balance between creative writing, and technical expertise. This includes writing scripted mission dialogue, pacing out gameplay to help tell the story, and contributing to the narrative vision. This is a collaborative position and will require working with all disciplines within the studio to help define how the story integrates with gameplay.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop compelling, engaging, and immersive narrative game experiences.
  • Participate in a writer's room where ideas are generated, problems are solved, and details are refined.
  • Explore new ways to bring characters to life with a practical approach that blends into, or with gameplay.
  • Work with Narrative Leadership to uphold and advocate for the narrative vision of a given project.
  • Develop creative, thought-provoking, and captivating storylines for characters and missions.
  • Write dialogue that is natural, believable, full of wit, and reflective of each character's personality.
  • Assist the Lead Writer in mentoring more junior members of the team.
  • Collaborate with designers to create a mission structure that identifies narrative beats and plot lines to support the story.
  • Review content to ensure narrative work is integrated into the gameplay experience.
  • Work with Tools teams to improve writing workflows and processes.
  • Maintain narrative documentation to constantly reflect the latest iterations in the vision.

 

Qualifications:

  • Have experience with interactive storytelling.
  • At least two shipped AAA games in a writing or narrative design role
  • Work and succeed in a collaborative team environment
  • Knowledge of industry trends and successful intellectual properties
  • Plays and has knowledge of modern video games
  • Experience in open world and non-linear dialogue for games
  • Scripting experience with text or visual scripting languages
  • Published written work (novels, short fiction, film, television, comics)
  • Experience working with and in game engines.

 

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About Electronic Arts
We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.
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