GOAT GAMES | Narrative Design Supervisor

Company - Goat Games (Guangzhou, China)

                                                     

I was hired as a Narrative Design Supervisor to improve the narrative design process, hire new narrative designers, manage a team of six Narrative Designers and review/edit/rewrite/approve all of their narrative design tasks, design and build new world lores, gameplays, and narratives for upcoming projects.  

Narrative Design Supervisor Duties: 

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    As a Narrative Designer Supervisor, I worked closely with foreign and Chinese colleagues to bring the best game experiences out of China and into the foreign market.

    
    

    - I managed a team of six narrative designers of all levels, backgrounds, and cultures. I assigned, reviewed, edited, and approved all narrative tasks assigned to the team.

    
    

    - I collaboratively worked across multiple teams (art, design, UA, UI, marketing, etc…) to ensure that the narrative vision for the game is cohesively expressed to the audience.

    
    

    - I coordinated with the various game producers, and creative leads and delegated narrative tasks within the narrative team to ensure the utmost quality.

    
    

    - I created the various game's world lores based on the producer's vision, the creative team’s ideas/concepts, and the agreed-upon overall vision of the games.

    
    

    - Planned the narrative structure of the game, the player's path, and the overall experience by cooperating closely with the development team to see through the integration of narrative designs. Wrote the main storyline, opening sequence, game trailer, dialogues, epic and side quests. 

    
    

    - I designed characters, icons, avatar frames, weapons, creatures, enemies, and various art assets using detailed descriptions and examples, providing visual references for all details.

    
    

    - Provided development teams with a tangible cultural understanding of sensitivity risks and preferences of Western game audiences.

    
    

    - Supported development and marketing teams by building reference and educational documents to give special insight into Western and gaming cultures.

    
    

    - I incubated and grow future game concepts by spotting trends, testing competitors' games, and immersing myself in various other mediums, and popular phenomena.

    As a Narrative Designer Supervisor, I work closely with foreign and Chinese colleagues to bring the best game experiences out of China and into the foreign market. - I manage a team of six narrative designers of all levels, backgrounds, and cultures. I assign, review, edit, and approve all narrative tasks assigned to the team. - I collaboratively work across multiple teams (art, design, UA, UI, marketing, etc…) to ensure that the narrative vision for the game is cohesively expressed to the audience. - I coordinate with the various game producers, and creative leads and delegate narrative tasks within the narrative team to ensure the utmost quality. - I create the world lore based on the producer's vision, the creative team’s ideas/concepts, and the agreed-upon overall vision of the game. - Plan the narrative structure of the game, the player's path, and the overall experience by cooperating closely with the development team to see through the integration of narrative designs. Writing the main storyline, opening sequence, game trailer, dialogues, epic and side quests, - I design characters, icons, avatar frames, weapons, creatures, enemies, and various art assets using detailed descriptions and examples, providing visual references for all details. - Provide development teams with a tangible cultural understanding of sensitivity risks and preferences of Western game audiences. - Support development and marketing teams by building reference and educational documents to give special insight into Western and gaming cultures. - I incubate and grow future game concepts by spotting trends, testing competitors' games, and immersing myself in various other mediums, and popular phenomena.

    
    

    Skills: Narrative design · World Building · Creative Direction · Creative Writing · Game Design

Game Experience: 

BLOODLINE: HEROES OF ITHA

I oversaw the narrative direction, world lore, character designs, clan designs, and event designs, as well as reviewed, edited, and approved all text and dialogue.

WAR & MAGIC

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  Designed new quest lines, events, characters, weapons, town hall skins, enemies, etc…
  
  
  KING'S THRONE
  
  
  
  Designed new quest lines, events, characters, weapons, town hall skins, enemies, etc…

  Unannounced War Game 

  - Assessed and reviewed the gameplay and narrative sequences of s Chinese game, to prepare it for reskinning for the Western market.
  
  - Modified Character’s Names to reflect the Western Audience
  - Reviewed and flagged any culturally insensitive art, text, and images.
  - Designed New Opening Sequence
  - Designed New Tutorial
  - Wrote New Dialogues
  - Designed New Characters & Enemies
  - Built a Western Audience Themed World Lore
  
  
  Unannounced Western Game 
  Did market research, internal documents, and world-building.
  
  - Character Designs
  - Building Designs
  - Animal System Designs
  - Mini Game Designs
  - Hero System Designs
  - Opening Sequence
  - Tutorial Design
  - Event Design
  
  
  Unannounced Fantasy Game 
  - Assessed and reviewed a Chinese Fantasy game, to be reskinned for the Western Market.
  
  - Reviewed the art and flagged all inappropriate or culturally insensitive images, character designs, or backgrounds.
  - Reviewed and provided alternatives for Character names and designs, which were clones of copyrighted IP characters.
  - Rewrote the opening sequence text.
  - Rewrote the tutorial text & Chapter dialogues.
  
  
  Unannounced Medieval Game
  - Assessed and reviewed a Chinese Fantasy game, to be reskinned for the Western Market.
  
  - Reviewed the art and flagged all inappropriate or culturally insensitive images, character designs, or backgrounds.
  - Reviewed and provided alternatives for Character names and designs, which were clones of copyrighted IP characters.
  - Rewrote the opening sequence text.
  - Rewrote the tutorial text & Chapter dialogues.
  
  
  Unannounced IP Dungeon Game

  - Assessed and reviewed a Chinese Fantasy game, to be reskinned for the Western Market.
  
  - Reviewed the art and flagged all inappropriate or culturally insensitive images, character designs, or backgrounds.
  - Reviewed and provided alternatives for Character names and designs, which were clones of copyrighted IP characters.
  - Rewrote the opening sequence text.
  - Rewrote the tutorial text & Chapter dialogues.

  Assessed and Reviewed Various Chinese & Korean Games 

  - Assessed and reviewed the gameplay and narrative sequences of Chinese and Korean games, to prepare them for reskinning for the Western market by: 
  
  

  - Modified Character’s Names to reflect the Western Audience
  - Reviewed and flagged any culturally insensitive art, text, and images.
  - Designed New Opening Sequence
  - Designed New Tutorial
  - Wrote New Dialogues
  - Designed New Characters & Enemies
  - Built a Western Audience Themed World Lore

  Employment Details:

  Date: February 2023 - May 2023

  Onsite | Contract 

  Guangzhou, China