Role SummaryWe're seeking a Narrative Designer to help bring the world of sports to life within a trading card game.
Sports has its own energy, mythology, and language. The work is about translating that into a game in ways that feel authentic and earned.
You'll work closely with Creative, Game Design, and Art to develop narrative systems that live inside the cards themselves - where mechanics, visuals, and writing reinforce one another.
The ideal candidate brings sharp storytelling instincts, a systems mindset, and a serious, lifelong relationship with sports - the kind of knowledge that comes from years of paying close attention, not from research.
What You'll Do Bring the Spirit of Sports to the Card Frame - Translate the emotional weight of sports into card-level storytelling.
- Capture the voice, cadence, and texture of how sports are talked about - by fans, by broadcasters, by the people inside the game.
- Help shape the editorial tone and identity of the product over time.
Integrate Creative with Game and Product - Partner with Game Design so mechanics and narrative reinforce one another.
- Collaborate with Art and Creative to align visual and written storytelling, including writing art descriptions used by illustrators.
- Contribute to set themes, narrative arcs, and standout moments across releases.
Create and Support Narrative Content - Write flavor text, card names, and supporting narrative content.
- Contribute to internal style guides, voice documents, and editorial standards.
- Support external storytelling efforts (web, marketing, potential media extensions).
What You Bring - A deep, lived knowledge of sports fandom - history, culture, eras, players, and the texture of how the game is followed and talked about.
- 3+ years of experience in narrative design, writing, journalism, or editorial work - ideally with a meaningful body of work in or around sports.
- Excellent writing across both short-form (flavor text, headlines, captions) and long-form (features, voice guides, editorial frameworks).
- A systems mindset - the ability to think about how individual pieces accrue into something larger, and how editorial choices compound over time.
- Comfort balancing creative vision with system constraints, and working in collaborative, cross-functional environments.
Preferred Qualifications - A background in sports writing, journalism, broadcasting, or publishing.
- A genuine passion for sports card collecting and trading card games.
- Experience working on trading card games, tabletop games, or live service games.
- Experience contributing to franchise, brand, or editorial development at scale.
The salary range represents base pay only and does not include short-term or long-term incentive compensation. This salary range is specific to Seattle and may not be applicable to other locations. When determining base pay, as part of a final compensation package, we consider several factors such as location, experience, qualifications, and training. For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/
Seattle Salary Range
$120,000-$140,000 USD
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