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title: 'Storytelling Director at Larian Studios'
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# Storytelling Director at Larian Studios

- **Company:** Larian Studios
- **Location:** Guildford, United Kingdom
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-07-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/larian/f28d860b-caed-486f-9815-b69f93b5e789

## Job description

At Larian, storytelling is core to our identity. As we prepare for our next chapter, we’re looking to bring the best storytellers from every medium together in a dedicated department. Different disciplines, different backgrounds, different voices, all contributing to the outstanding narratives of our next projects for decades to come.

As the Director of this department, you are the creative filter. Only the best pitches, outlines and concepts get your greenlight. If you have experience finding, crafting, and elevating compelling ideas into impactful stories, this is a unique opportunity to help us define the creative core our future projects

## Responsibilities

- Act as the creative authority on story approval and development within the department
- Mentor the creative skills of a dedicated storytelling team, ensuring strong direction and oversight
- Evaluate, refine, and approve narrative pitches, storylines, characters, and settings
- Maintain narrative quality across multiple projects, formats and genres
- Foster a shared narrative culture

## Requirements

- 10+ years experience in story development, narrative direction, or creative leadership (e.g. holding positions such as Showrunner, Narrative Director, Editor-in-Chief)
- History of creating and developing award winning stories
- Passion and deep understanding of what makes a compelling narrative across multiple genres
- Track record of finishing scripts through a combination of providing feedback and hands-on edits
- Portfolio demonstrates exceptional character development, with memorable casts and impactful arcs
- An engaging communicator who can inspire confidence, enthusiasm, and shared ownership of a narrative
- This is a full-time, on-site role, requiring your presence in the office to support collaboration and creativity

## What We Offer

- An international team of over 500 employees spread across 7 studios around the world, each of which have their own unique qualities, and maintain a small-studio feel
- An open, collaborative environment where ideas are welcome and encouraged
- A managerial team consisting of highly experienced game developers at the top of their fields
- Sharing hobbies and passions with like-minded colleagues
- Inclusive environment with many activities organized by the studios or the employees
- Commitment to making the best game possible for the fans, including listening to community feedback

## About Larian Studios

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Larian Studios is a Belgian independent video game developer and publisher renowned for creating critically acclaimed role-playing games, including the Divinity series and Baldur’s Gate 3.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped)
- **Headquarters**: Ghent, Belgium
- **Founded**: 1996
- **Founders**: Swen Vincke

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Video game development and publishing, with a focus on role-playing games (RPGs).
- **Target customers**: B2C (gamers on PC, console, and mobile), with a strong community of RPG enthusiasts.
- **Mission/purpose statement**: “Creating immersive, world-class RPGs that allow the player to shape their own adventure.” (from [larian.com](https://larian.com/))

## Products & Services
- **Divinity Series**: A collection of six RPGs spanning multiple sub-genres, including *Divine Divinity*, *Beyond Divinity*, *Divinity II: Ego Draconis*, *Divinity: Dragon Commander*, *Divinity: Original Sin*, and *Divinity: Original Sin II*. The latter two are particularly celebrated, with *Original Sin II* earning a 93 Metacritic rating and over 160 awards.
- **Baldur’s Gate 3**: The third main game in the *Baldur’s Gate* series, based on Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition. Released in 2023, it won “Game of the Year” at all five major award shows (BAFTA, Golden Joysticks, GDC, DICE, The Game Awards) and received over 200 Game of the Year awards total.
- **Upcoming Projects**: A new *Divinity* title is in development (announced but not yet released).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company).
- **Key Metric**: Baldur’s Gate 3 was a massive commercial and critical success, selling millions of copies and winning over 200 Game of the Year awards. Revenue is not disclosed, but the company is self-funded through game sales.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: None (independent studio; no external funding rounds reported).
- **Growth Signals**: Employee headcount grew from ~300 (around 2020) to 530 as of 2025 ([wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larian_Studios)). The company expanded from its original Ghent studio to seven global locations (Ghent, Quebec City, Dublin, Kuala Lumpur, Guildford, Barcelona, Warsaw). Active job postings count 35 openings as of late 2026 ([linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/larian-studios)).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Creative Independence**: As a privately held, bootstrapped studio, Larian retains full control over its game design without publisher interference.
- **Proven RPG Excellence**: Consistently high Metacritic scores (93 for *Divinity: Original Sin II*, 96 for *Baldur’s Gate 3*) and a trophy case of industry awards.
- **Deep Player Agency**: Games are known for turn-based combat, branching narratives, and almost limitless player choice – a hallmark that builds strong community loyalty.
- **Multi‑Studio Model**: Seven studios worldwide allow for talent diversity and 24/7 development cycles while maintaining a single, unified culture.

## Strategic Focus
- **New Projects**: Following the monumental success of *Baldur’s Gate 3*, Larian is focused on developing its next major RPG (a new *Divinity* game) and continuing to innovate in the RPG genre.
- **Talent Investment**: The company is actively hiring across design, engineering, audio, and production disciplines, aiming to scale its ambition and improve “the state of the art when it comes to RPGs” ([larian.com/careers](https://larian.com/careers)).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Larian describes itself as “a very ambitious team that seeks to improve the state of the art” and prides itself on “having fun bringing worlds to life every day” ([larian.com](https://larian.com/)).
- **Work Environment**: Positions are primarily on‑site at one of the seven studios (Ghent, Barcelona, Dublin, Guildford, Kuala Lumpur, Quebec, Warsaw). Remote/hybrid options are not explicitly advertised; most listings specify “On‑site”.
- **Perks & Engineering Culture**: The studio invests heavily in proprietary engine technology (Divinity Engine) and supports a wide range of specializations (gameplay, graphics, tools, engine programming, machine learning, etc.). Team members come from top studios like CD PROJEKT RED, Ubisoft, and Creative Assembly.
- **Notable Perks**: Not detailed in the search results, but the company’s independence and award‑winning track record suggest a creative, low‑bureaucracy environment.

## Sources
1. [larian.com](https://larian.com/)
2. [larian.com/careers](https://larian.com/careers)
3. [wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larian_Studios)
4. [linkedin.com/company/larian-studios](https://linkedin.com/company/larian-studios)
5. [jobs.lever.co/larian](https://jobs.lever.co/larian)

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