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Narrative Design Intern

TapBlaze · Los Angeles, CA · 1 mo ago
On-siteArt & Creative$20–$25/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we have "About Tapblaze" but we need to use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to map content accordingly. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate like EEO, etc. Keep substantive info. We have: - Intro: "We are hiring a Narrative Design Intern for a 12 week, full time, paid internship at our West Los Angeles office. The role is in-office five days a week. You will work with the game and design teams to write and refine in-game dialogue, event arcs, and character moments for Good Pizza, Great Pizza and Good Coffee, Great Coffee. If you're passionate about creating unforgettable gaming experiences, thrive in a collaborative environment, and are driven to elevate games enjoyed by millions worldwide, we want to hear from you!" - About Tapblaze: description. - OBJECTIVES: list bullet points. - COMPETENCIES: list bullet points. - Education And Experience: bullet points. - What You’ll Gain: bullet points. - Physical Requirements: bullet points. - Compensation: $20 to $25 per hour depending on experience. - COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: we need to remove EEO boilerplate? The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we should remove the diversity statement? It's EEO/equal-opportunity. So remove that. - Also remove application instructions: "If this position caught your eye, send us your resume! For best consideration, include a cover letter..." and contact info, privacy notice. Thus we keep only substantive content: role description, about company, objectives, competencies, education/experience, what you'll gain, physical requirements, compensation. We need to map to headings: About the role (maybe intro), Responsibilities (objectives), Requirements (education/experience?), Qualifications (maybe competencies?), Skills (maybe competencies?), Benefits (what you'll gain?), Pay (compensation), Schedule (maybe mention 12 week full time, in-office five days a week). Also we could include "About the company" maybe as About the role? But we have "About Tapblaze" which is about company; we could put under "About the role" or maybe we can create a section "About the company" but not in allowed headings. Allowed headings list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we need to fit content into those. We can treat: - About the role: includes intro sentence about hiring, location, duration, in-office, plus maybe about Tapblaze mission. - Responsibilities: the OBJECTIVES bullet list. - Requirements: Education And Experience bullet list. - Qualifications: maybe COMPETENCIES bullet list (or Skills). But we have both Qualifications and Skills allowed. Could split: Qualifications = Education And Experience? Actually we already used Requirements for education/experience. Could use Qualifications for competencies, and Skills maybe for something else? But we have limited distinct sections; we can combine if needed. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could use only needed sections. We need to include Pay and Schedule sections if posting actually states them. Yes we have compensation range and schedule: 12 week, full time, paid internship, in-office five days a week. So we need Pay and Schedule sections. Benefits: we have "What You’ll Gain" which includes hands-on experience, portfolio-ready work samples, insight into mobile game development workflows, mentorship and feedback. That's benefits. Thus sections: - About the role (introlo (maybe include company description) - Responsibilities (objectives) - Requirements (education/experience) - Qualifications (competencies) OR Skills (maybe we can put competencies under Skills). Let's decide: Use Qualifications for competencies, and Skills maybe not needed. But we have both headings allowed; we can omit Skills if no specific content. Better to omit Skills to avoid thin section. - Benefits (what you'll gain) - Pay (compensation) - Schedule (duration and in-office) We also need to include physical requirements? That's not in allowed headings; maybe we can fold into About the role or Requirements? Could add a short paragraph under About the role or Requirements. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." We could add physical requirements as a

under About the role or Requirements. Probably under About the role after company description. We must not invent or summarize away detail. Keep all substantive info. Let's extract details: Intro: "We are hiring a Narrative Design Intern for a 12 week, full time, paid internship at our West Los Angeles office. The role is in-office five days a week. You will work with the game and design teams to write and refine in-game dialogue, event arcs, and character moments for Good Pizza, Great Pizza and Good Coffee, Great Coffee. If you're passionate about creating unforgettable gaming experiences, thrive in a collaborative environment, and are driven to elevate games enjoyed by millions worldwide, we want to hear from you!" About Tapblaze: "Here at TAPBLAZE, our mission is to make great games for players that will be remembered for decades. As a small team, we have created games such as "Good Pizza, Great Pizza" that have been downloaded more than 300 million times across the globe, giving a fun, innovative experience to millions of players every day. Only with great attention to details can this be achieved - please mention "beauty is in the details" in your cover letter." OBJECTIVES bullet list: - Write and iterate on in-game dialogue, character moments, and event storylines for Good Pizza, Great Pizza and Good Coffee, Great Coffee. - Create and organize narrative documentation such as story outlines, character bios, and world-building notes. - Collaborate with the game and design teams to ensure storylines align with gameplay mechanics, pacing, and player experience. - Review and test in-game text for tone, clarity, and consistency. - Research pizza and coffee culture, history, lore, pop culture and trending topics to bring authenticity and depth to in-game narratives. COMPETENCIES bullet list: - Strong verbal and written communication skills. - Creative writing ability and understanding of storytelling principles. - Knowledge of story structure across both short-form (events) and long-form (chapter) arcs. - Familiarity with interactive narrative design (branching dialogue, player choice, pacing, etc.). - Character development and world-building skills. - High attention to detail and strong editing abilities - you read the job description. - Team collaboration and openness to feedback. - Passion for games and familiarity with the Good Pizza, Great Pizza and Good Coffee, Great Coffee universes. Education And Experience bullet list: - Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing, English, Screenwriting, Game Design, Interactive Media, or a related field. - Experience writing fiction, game dialogue, or interactive stories (academic, personal, or professional). - Familiarity with Yarn Spinner or a similar dialogue scripting tool is a plus. What You’ll Gain bullet list: - Hands-on experience writing dialogue and stories that ship to millions of players worldwide. - Portfolio-ready work samples from a live, commercially successful game. - Insight into mobile game development workflows, from concept to release. - Mentorship and feedback from an experienced game development team. Physical Requirements bullet list: - Los Angeles, CA: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work; - Prolonged period of time sitting at a desk and computer. Compensation: "The range for this role is $20 to $25 per hour depending on experience." Schedule: 12 week, full time, paid internship, in-office five days a week. We need to output HTML fragment with headings

for each section. We'll produce:

About the role

We are hiring a Narrative Design Intern for a 12 week, full time, paid internship at our West Los Angeles office. The role is in-office five days a week. You will work with the game and design teams to write and refine in-game dialogue, event arcs, and character moments for Good Pizza, Great Pizza and Good Coffee, Great Coffee. If you're passionate about creating unforgettable gaming experiences, thrive in a collaborative environment, and are driven to elevate games enjoyed by millions worldwide, we want to hear from you!

Here at TAPBLAZE, our mission is to make great games for players that will be remembered for decades. As a small team, we have created games such as "Good Pizza, Great Pizza" that have been downloaded more than 300 million times across the globe, giving a fun, innovative experience to millions of players every day. Only with great attention to details can this be achieved - please mention "beauty is in the details" in your cover letter.

Physical Requirements: Los Angeles, CA: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work; Prolonged period of time sitting at a desk and computer.

Responsibilities

  • Write and iterate on in-game dialogue, character moments, and event storylines for Good Pizza, Great Pizza and Good Coffee, Great Coffee.
  • Create and organize narrative documentation such as story outlines, character bios, and world-building notes.
  • Collaborate with the game and design teams to ensure storylines align with gameplay mechanics, pacing, and player experience.
  • Review and test in-game text for tone, clarity, and consistency.
  • Research pizza and coffee culture, history, lore, pop culture and trending topics to bring authenticity and depth to in-game narratives.

Requirements

  • Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing, English, Screenwriting, Game Design, Interactive Media, or a related field.
  • Experience writing fiction, game dialogue, or interactive stories (academic, personal, or professional).
  • Familiarity with Yarn Spinner or a similar dialogue scripting tool is a plus.

Qualifications

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Creative writing ability and understanding of storytelling principles.
  • Knowledge of story structure across both short-form (events) and long-form (chapter) arcs.
  • Familiarity with interactive narrative design (branching dialogue, player choice, pacing, etc.).
  • Character development and world-building skills.
  • High attention to detail and strong editing abilities.
  • Team collaboration and openness to feedback.
  • Passion for games and familiarity with the Good Pizza, Great Pizza and Good Coffee, Great Coffee universes.

Benefits

  • Hands-on experience writing dialogue and stories that ship to millions of players worldwide.
  • Portfolio-ready work samples from a live, commercially successful game.
  • Insight into mobile game development workflows, from concept to release.
  • Mentorship and feedback from an experienced game development team.

Pay

The range for this role is $20 to $25 per hour depending on experience.

Schedule

12 week, full time, paid internship, in-office five days a week.

We must not include any extra text. Ensure no markdown fences. Just HTML. Check that we didn't repeat job title as heading. Good. We didn't include Job ID. Good. We removed EEO etc. We kept all substantive info. Check for any duplicated lines: none. Check that we didn't include placeholders like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Check that we didn't create Pay/Schedule/Ben

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