Ghost Story Games
Who We Are
Ghost Story Games is a self‑publishing game development studio founded by Ken Levine, the Creative Director of System Shock 2, BioShock, and BioShock Infinite. The studio’s mission is to create narrative‑driven experiences rooted in immersive world building and gameplay.
The Challenge Ghost Story Games is seeking a talented Cinematic Scripter to join us on Judas, the highly anticipated game led by Ken Levine. Unique in its bold, creative vision, Judas is built upon novel technology that allows the visual world, gameplay, and story to unfold in meaningful, dynamic ways. Combine your love of scripting and storytelling and help us develop Judas’ dynamic, narrative‑driven systems and content.
What You’ll Take On
Design extensible pipelines and tooling for cinematic and narrative content, enabling cross‑disciplinary teams to deliver high‑quality experiences with minimal engineering support.
Lead efforts involving animation blueprints, animation montages, level sequences, and blueprint scripting to support both gameplay and cinematic goals.
Provide technical direction for character animation integration and runtime control, focusing on improving emotional fidelity and storytelling impact.
Collaborate closely with audio, lighting, animation, and narrative design teams to build systems that unify presentation layers and enhance dramatic storytelling.
Drive performance optimization, reliability, and scalability of all narrative systems to support long‑term project goals and creative iteration.
What You Bring
2+ years of development experience in the game industry with recent hands‑on implementation experience.
Strong understanding of timing and pacing of narrative delivery.
Contributed to at least one shipped title recognized for its strong narrative and/or mission design.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
Excellent visual scripting and/or programming skills.
Passion for narrative first‑person shooters.
What You Have
Ability to receive feedback and not only apply it but learn from it.
Ability to work within a schedule and deliver effectively to deadlines.
Ability to work independently to diagnose and proactively resolve problems, while collaborating effectively with the animation team and cross‑functional partners.
Experience with task/bug‑tracking software and pipelines.
Experience with Perforce or similar version control software.
When Applying For This Position Please watch the following GDC talk given by Ken Levine:
Narrative Talk .
Ghost Story does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third‑party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others. Ghost Story also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and the Ghost Story team will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. If you need to report an issue or otherwise have questions, please contact
Careers@ghoststorygames.com .
As an equal‑opportunity employer, Ghost Story Games, LLC is committed to fostering and celebrating the diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds of its talent, partners, and communities throughout its organization. Consistent with this commitment, Ghost Story does not discriminate or retaliate against any employee or job applicant because of their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. If you need to report a concern or have questions regarding Ghost Story’s equal‑opportunity commitment, please contact
Careers@ghoststorygames.com .
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The Challenge Ghost Story Games is seeking a talented Cinematic Scripter to join us on Judas, the highly anticipated game led by Ken Levine. Unique in its bold, creative vision, Judas is built upon novel technology that allows the visual world, gameplay, and story to unfold in meaningful, dynamic ways. Combine your love of scripting and storytelling and help us develop Judas’ dynamic, narrative‑driven systems and content.
What You’ll Take On
Design extensible pipelines and tooling for cinematic and narrative content, enabling cross‑disciplinary teams to deliver high‑quality experiences with minimal engineering support.
Lead efforts involving animation blueprints, animation montages, level sequences, and blueprint scripting to support both gameplay and cinematic goals.
Provide technical direction for character animation integration and runtime control, focusing on improving emotional fidelity and storytelling impact.
Collaborate closely with audio, lighting, animation, and narrative design teams to build systems that unify presentation layers and enhance dramatic storytelling.
Drive performance optimization, reliability, and scalability of all narrative systems to support long‑term project goals and creative iteration.
What You Bring
2+ years of development experience in the game industry with recent hands‑on implementation experience.
Strong understanding of timing and pacing of narrative delivery.
Contributed to at least one shipped title recognized for its strong narrative and/or mission design.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
Excellent visual scripting and/or programming skills.
Passion for narrative first‑person shooters.
What You Have
Ability to receive feedback and not only apply it but learn from it.
Ability to work within a schedule and deliver effectively to deadlines.
Ability to work independently to diagnose and proactively resolve problems, while collaborating effectively with the animation team and cross‑functional partners.
Experience with task/bug‑tracking software and pipelines.
Experience with Perforce or similar version control software.
When Applying For This Position Please watch the following GDC talk given by Ken Levine:
Narrative Talk .
Ghost Story does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third‑party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others. Ghost Story also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and the Ghost Story team will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. If you need to report an issue or otherwise have questions, please contact
Careers@ghoststorygames.com .
As an equal‑opportunity employer, Ghost Story Games, LLC is committed to fostering and celebrating the diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds of its talent, partners, and communities throughout its organization. Consistent with this commitment, Ghost Story does not discriminate or retaliate against any employee or job applicant because of their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. If you need to report a concern or have questions regarding Ghost Story’s equal‑opportunity commitment, please contact
Careers@ghoststorygames.com .
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