Timbre Games Looking for Technical Narrative Designer at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Full Time

We are Timbre Games (part of the Sumo Digital Group), a new studio in Vancouver, Canada focused on making exciting, innovative game experiences. Timbre’s vision is to change the games industry through the original games we make, as well as how we make them. We’re building an inclusive, supportive culture that allows us to explore fresh, new (and sometimes weird) ideas. We’re searching for more visionary explorers to join our team of diverse voices, coming together to develop games that are accessible to a wide audience.

If you’re thinking about your next adventure, send us your resume to talk to our team about how you can add your voice to the games we’re working on.

Design at Timbre Games

A great Timbre Designer strives to be curious, humble, authentic and adaptable. Great ideas come from everywhere, and we have the exciting opportunity to harness the power of collaboration to create something truly special.

At Timbre, designers are here to build a cohesive vision using inclusive practices and help create clarity for our team around what the game experience aspires to be.

We are the voice of our players and the heart of the game. Constantly learning as we go, we use our skills and lean on those around us to shape quality experiences that capture our audience’s imagination.

Together, alongside the rest of our talented team, we create confidence in Timbre’s vision of building diverse, meaningful AAA games using the latest software technologies.

Timbre’s first Technical Narrative Designer will help to evolve and deepen our narrative systems through the use of our technical tools. They will work closely with Timbre’s internal and external Design, Engineering and Audio teams to build an engaging, memorable, family-friendly ARPG experience for players of all ages.

As a Technical Narrative Designer At Timbre, You Will

• Work alongside our Lead Narrative Designer to conceive, implement, iterate on, and own interactive technical narrative systems
• Implement text, dialogue, and voice-over in game
• Assist with narrative pacing and implementation of environmental story telling
• Analyze our narrative needs and research, advocate for, and improve the tools we use to deliver our narrative for our players in exciting and impactful ways
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to establish a high quality bar for storytelling at Timbre, both for this project and for future games

What You Bring

• 3+ years of experience within a Narrative Design Role with a focus on technical systems (open to intermediate and above talent for this role)
• Experience with Unreal Engine 4, 5 or another similar engine
• Knowledge of story structure and ability to recommend best practices to the team
• Experience owning and maintaining technical narrative systems
• Ability to embrace and engage in a highly collaborative environment

You May Also Bring

• Working knowledge of Unreal 5 is a huge plus!
• A passion for accessibility in gaming
• A background in camera work, scene setup, cinematics or Audio would be useful but not required
• Professional experience working as a writer

What You’ll Gain

Timbre aims to foster a workplace environment that empowers our team to do their best creative work. Below are a list of some of the benefits we offer to ensure you reach your full potential. As we continue to grow, we are co-creating more values-driven benefits to support our team.

• Competitive salary & comprehensive health benefits, including extended health, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short / long-term disability, 24/7 counselling through an employee assistance program and a health spending account available to you from your first day
• Annual bonus & up to 5% RRSP matching available to you from your first day
• Flexible paid time off, plus holiday closure between Christmas and New Years, as well as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• Work with us in Vancouver or remotely across Canada, utilizing our $500 work from home allowance
• 1 year gaming subscription and weekly gaming days
• My Pathway – a Career Development Program to provide a clear path for you to grow at Timbre
• 8 learning days per year and unlimited access to Udemy online courses
• A values driven culture with direct access to leadership

Timbre’s Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Timbre Games is located in beautiful Vancouver, BC, Canada and on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Although our roots are in Vancouver, we work with a remote, distributed team across Canada. If you are interested in an opportunity at Timbre Games but are not presently residing in Canada, please note that we may be able to offer assistance in immigrating / relocating under the right conditions.

Timbre Games is an equal opportunity employer and considers all candidates for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital status, military or veteran’s status (including protected veterans, as may be required by federal law), sexual orientation or any other category protected by law. We celebrate all backgrounds and attributes that make us unique and amazing – in this world and the ones we create!

At Timbre, we try to be mindful and not set unrealistic requirement expectations in order to apply. If you don’t tick all of the boxes of the role that you’re excited about, we encourage you to send your resume to our General Application inbox on our careers page , or, follow Timbre on LinkedIn to stay in touch with our newest openings.

Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

If what we’ve shared above resonates with you, connect with us today!