Story Writer intern (Game)

About the Role

Game Story Writer Intern at GameGenesis. This is a 3-Month Internship opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop engaging game stories, plots, and narrative concepts.
• Create memorable characters with unique personalities, backgrounds, motivations, and relationships.
• Build immersive worlds, settings, lore, and fictional histories.
• Write dialogues, character interactions, cutscene scripts, and narrative sequences.
• Develop story arcs, major plot points, conflicts, and meaningful twists.
• Collaborate with game designers to connect storytelling with gameplay mechanics.
• Assist in designing story-driven quests, missions, objectives, and player choices.
• Maintain consistency across characters, worldbuilding, and the overall narrative.
• Revise and improve scripts based on feedback from the team.
• Organize story materials and maintain clear narrative documentation.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Strong interest in creative writing and video game storytelling.
• Ability to develop original ideas, compelling plots, and engaging characters.
• Understanding of basic storytelling concepts: pacing, conflict, character development, and plot structure.
• Clear, engaging, and grammatically sound writing.
• Understanding of how stories adapt to player choices and interactive experiences.
• Imaginative, detail-oriented, and open to feedback.
• Ability to organize ideas into structured story outlines and documents.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills within a creative team.
• Passion for games, fictional worlds, and narrative-driven experiences.
• Google Docs
• Notion
• Twine
• Miro
• Game Design Documents (GDDs)

Qualifications

• Experience writing game stories, short stories, scripts, comics, or screenplays.
• Familiarity with RPGs, adventure games, visual novels, or narrative-driven games.
• Experience creating character profiles, lore documents, or dialogue trees.
• Basic understanding of quests, missions, gameplay progression, and branching narratives.
• Familiarity with game design documents (GDDs).
• Knowledge of Unity or Unreal Engine workflows.
• Experience with tools such as Google Docs, Notion, Twine, or Miro.
• A portfolio containing original stories, scripts, character concepts, or narrative projects.

Application Requirements

• Share examples of creative writing, game stories, scripts, character profiles, worldbuilding, or other relevant work.
• Personal projects and original writing samples are welcome if professional experience is lacking.