Electronic Arts

Senior Writer (Contract Mat Leave Coverage)

Founded in 2010 by the original creators of the Call of Duty Franchise, Respawn was created with the philosophy that when talented people have creative freedom, they'll make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected. From our roots as an indie studio to joining the expansive roster of studios at Electronic Arts, this remains our guiding principle. We truly love what we do and want to share our passion with players worldwide. Our shipped titles include critically acclaimed multi-platform games Apex Legends, Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Star Wars™ Jedi: Fallen Order, Star Wars™ Jedi: Survivor and Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond. Join us for the opportunity to create groundbreaking games with some of the best developer talent in the industry.

We are seeking a Senior Writer to join our team as a Maternity Leave replacement. We’re a small, agile team seeking an experienced writer who is a great collaborator and problem solver, can work independently, but doesn’t shy away from asking for help when they need it. 

In this role, you will be responsible for shaping the personalities of our Legends in partnership with design and art teams, and using your experience to write compelling stories and dialogue that resonate with our players.  

Responsibilities

• Help develop new Legend personalities, backstories, dialogue, trailers, and story pieces.

• Work collaboratively with Design, Art, Animation, Marketing, and Audio to develop detailed, cohesive characters and features.

• Write seasonal dialogue, with a solid understanding of matching the voice for all our Legends.

• Attend recording sessions and ensure VO sessions deliver on character and context.

• Develop in-game and social media story ideas using the game’s vision with minimal oversight, and guide them from early planning stages to launch.

• Find innovative opportunities to tell a story in our battle royale, without disrupting gameplay flow.

• Ensure all details of your assigned focus areas are tracked and delivered on time, at quality. 

• Help plan, track, write, and organize conditional dialogue.

• Invite story ideas from anyone, and effectively filter or bring forth the best ideas without ego.

• Collaborate closely with other writers, finding ways to build better story ideas together. 

• Can effectively gather and filter feedback, gauge player reactions, and iterate on story.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience working as a writer for games, ideally in a live service environment.

• Highly organized and able to work independently, with minimal supervision.

• Has a strong understanding of character-led storytelling, story building, and video games as a story-telling medium.

• Familiarity with the Apex and Titanfall universe is a major asset.

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria)
  • $111,600 - $152,800 CAD

• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. San Francisco)
  • $124,100 - $182,800 USD

In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to temporary full-time employees scheduled to work full time.

 In British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, and extended health/dental/vision coverage and basic life insurance.