Electronic Arts

TFT Senior Writer

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.

The Apex Legends team is 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.  

This is a Temporary Full-Time role.
Locations: Hybrid in Los Angeles, Vancouver, or Madison

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.