Directs development of a new arcade title by defining the concept and core game design, setting project milestones, guiding the team, and ensuring quality.
About this role
This game planner will work on a large-scale project for high-end platforms. The main focus is game scenario production, with additional responsibility for direction and video editing. The role includes planning and writing game scenarios, creating and adjusting text, supervising voice recording, preparing scripts, managing voice assets, editing video, and supervising or producing direction. The person will help incorporate completed scenarios into in-game scenes and handle the work needed to complete them, with the scope adjusted according to ability and suitability.
Applicants must have experience creating scripts for games, films, dramas, anime, manga, novels, or similar narrative media. The posting also requires people who can work for the long term, stated as two years or more. Interest or experience in direction and video editing, in addition to scenario production, is sought. The role requires taking responsibility for completing a game's world and story as finished scenes and progressing flexibly while coordinating with the team.
Applicants are welcome to submit a portfolio of previous writing in any format. Experience using Office software is welcomed. Video-editing skills or experience with Premiere or After Effects, experience directing or producing commercials and video works, and main-scenario experience on major game titles are also welcomed.
The position is assigned to either the Like a Dragon series or the Judgment series. The employment type is stated as permanent employee, although a contract-employee offer may be made depending on experience and skills. The listed annual salary range is JPY 4,000,000 to JPY 13,000,000. Overtime is paid in full, salary is reviewed in April, and bonuses are available. The work location is in Shinagawa, Tokyo.
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