Project Lead Writer (Narrative)

• Lead the narrative delivery of a complete game season from concept through release.

• Own project planning alongside Production and the Narrative Producer.

• Coordinate and lead writers' rooms, script development, reviews, rewrites, playtesting and launch.

• Ensure narrative milestones are delivered on time and to a consistently high standard.

• Drive continuous improvements to narrative workflows and delivery processes.

• Write, edit and review interactive scripts to an exceptional standard.

• Maintain consistency of character voice, tone, branching narrative and player agency.

• Ensure all narrative content aligns with the IP, creative vision and Fusebox narrative standards.

• Identify and resolve quality issues before release.

• Champion best practice across interactive fiction writing and narrative design.

• Line manage and develop a team of writers across different experience levels.

• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews and development conversations.

• Coach writers to improve their storytelling, technical writing and delivery.

• Support recruitment, onboarding and development of new team members.

• Foster a collaborative, inclusive and high-performing team culture.

• Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders across Product, Production, QA, Art and Design.

• Work closely with external IP partners throughout development.

• Present creative ideas, narrative documentation and project updates with confidence.

• Balance creative ambition with gameplay, monetisation and production requirements.

• Extensive professional experience writing narrative content for games or interactive media.

• Experience leading writers or narrative teams on large-scale creative projects.

• Excellent editing skills with exceptional attention to detail.

• Strong understanding of branching narrative, player agency and interactive storytelling.

• Experience working with licensed IP or established brands.

• Excellent planning, prioritisation and project management skills.

• Experience managing multiple deadlines and stakeholders simultaneously.

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.

• A collaborative, positive and solutions-focused approach to leadership.

• Experience working on mobile free-to-play games.

• Experience supporting live service products.

• Familiarity with narrative design tools and scripting pipelines.

• Experience using player data and insights to inform narrative decisions.

• Experience collaborating with external licensors or commercial partners.