P3P3 — Mid-Level Professional
Proficient – Senior Narrative Designer
Lead the design of entire quest lines or major story segments.
What this level means
Fully competent professional; works independently on standard projects
- Scope
- Features or a sub-system end-to-end
- Autonomy
- Works independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standard
- Complexity
- Diverse problems; adapts existing approaches
- Impact
- Project / team outcomes
- Decision rights
- Owns implementation decisions for own scope
- Leadership
- Mentors juniors informally
- Typical experience
- 3–5 yrs
What you'd do
- Architect branching paths and player choice outcomes.
- Write complex dialogues and cinematics.
- Lead the design of quest lines.
- Mentor junior narrative designers.
- Ensure narrative coherence across the game.
- Design quest lines.
- Write complex dialogues.
- Mentor junior designers.
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Complex narrative design
- Mentorship
- Strategic planning
- Cinematic writing
- Branching path architecture
- Advanced narrative techniques
- Cinematic storytelling
- Player choice dynamics
- Mentorship principles
- Cross-cultural storytelling
- Leadership
- Mentorship
- Strategic planning
- Cross-cultural awareness
What good looks like
- ~4–7 years including senior writing/narrative positions
- Proven leadership in narrative design
- Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing, Literature, or related field
Common titles
Narrative Design IIINarrative Design 3Mid-Level Narrative DesignNarrative Designer IIINarrative Designer 3Mid-Level Narrative DesignerStorytelling IIIStorytelling 3Mid-Level StorytellingCharacter Development IIICharacter Development 3Mid-Level Character DevelopmentCharacter Developer IIICharacter Developer 3Mid-Level Character DeveloperDialogue Writing III
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
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