P5P5 — Expert Professional
Expert – Narrative Director
Set studio-wide narrative strategy.
What this level means
Expert in field; key problem solver and project leader, authority in multiple areas
- Scope
- Multiple systems or a technical domain
- Autonomy
- Sets direction within the domain
- Complexity
- Novel, high-ambiguity problems; establishes the approach
- Impact
- Org / multi-team outcomes
- Decision rights
- Authority over a technical domain
- Leadership
- Leads cross-team technical initiatives
- Typical experience
- 8–12 yrs
What you'd do
- Oversee multiple projects’ story development.
- Ensure narrative quality and innovation across titles.
- Set studio-wide narrative strategy.
- Represent narrative interests in executive meetings.
- Drive innovation in storytelling.
- Oversee story development.
- Ensure narrative quality.
- Drive storytelling innovation.
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Narrative strategy setting
- Executive communication
- Innovation in storytelling
- Multi-disciplinary leadership
- Visionary thinking
- Studio-wide narrative strategy
- Executive communication
- Innovation Techniques
- Leadership across disciplines
- Visionary narrative development
- Innovation
- Visionary Thinking
- Executive communication
- Multi-disciplinary leadership
What good looks like
- ~10–15 years with significant multi-title or director experience
- Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing, Literature, or related field
- Proven success in narrative direction
Common titles
Narrative Design VNarrative Design 5Staff Narrative DesignLead Narrative DesignExpert Narrative DesignNarrative Designer VNarrative Designer 5Staff Narrative DesignerLead Narrative DesignerExpert Narrative DesignerStorytelling VStorytelling 5Staff StorytellingLead StorytellingExpert StorytellingCharacter Development V
Where it sits & what it pays
O*NET / SOC: 27-0000 — Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations(inferred · under review)
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are coming — JobFrame anchors pay to the family/level structure rather than the raw title.