As a Game Writer at CaptureAge, you will be working as part of an integrated narrative and level design team on ambitious narrative-driven projects in the Age of Empires franchise.

This role requires exceptional writing skills, particularly the ability to write dialogue for voice performance. Your writing should be fresh, witty, and stylish, and you must be able to craft distinctive characters with a variety of voices.

You will also be able to undertake historical research and translate history into suitable storylines and characters. You will work closely with level designers to ensure that historical and narrative content is conveyed through our campaigns.

This is a 6-month contract position, with the possibility of extension based on evolving project needs.

Key responsibilities

• Write high-quality dialogue and cutscenes, matching the standard of CaptureAge's prior work on the Age of Empires: Chronicles series

• Write non-dialogue text (UI text, objectives, hints, etc.)

• Create coherent narratives and strong characters based on historical research

• Use historical research to inform game mechanics and level designs, coming up with ideas to represent history and narrative through RTS gameplay

• Work closely with level designers on the integration of the narrative into gameplay; playtesting levels for narrative coherence, pacing, and UX

Requirements

• Strong command of the English language (written and spoken)

• Previous experience writing for interactive media and voice performance

• Previous experience which demonstrates teamwork and research skills

• A love of language

Skills

• Outstanding writing skills

• Strong research skills

• Meticulous attention to detail

• Ability to communicate and coordinate in an asynchronous remote production environment

• Self-organised; able to work to tight deadlines and balance creativity with production considerations

Application Process

Please answer our form that briefly outlines why you are interested in this role and why your experience and skills make you a good fit.

About CaptureAge

CaptureAge is a company that grew out of the Age of Empires community and is now partnered with Xbox Game Studios to provide game development services in AAA titles like Age of Empires II and Age of Empires IV. We have a small (30+) but growing team of passionate game developers, from artists to software engineers.

Inclusivity and Fairness
The people making games should be as diverse as the people playing them and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and identities. As a fully remote and internationally distributed company we are a team that enjoys and celebrates a diversity of voices and perspectives.

Compensation
Our compensation is determined by considering competitive market rates, experience, and cost of living. As a fully international company, we strive to ensure competitive compensation aligned with the local cost of living and market standards.

Fully Remote – Location / Time Zones
We are a fully remote company with team members in 20+ countries across many time zones. This position is open to team members who broadly fit within European/South American/African time zones (UTC-3 to UTC+3).

Hours/Time Management
We have a flexible approach to time-management, and we believe in giving team members the opportunity to control their own schedules. We'd like to see a world in which work can fit around your life, not the other way around! In practice this means a few pre-agreed sync points a week, with the rest of your working time entirely up to you – we do not have mandatory core hours.

Async Biased
We lean towards async working arrangements and design our processes and working environment with this in mind.

Consensus Driven
We try to foster a genuinely collaborative and consensus driven approach to our work rather than top-down direction and micro-management.