Game Designer Victoria 3 (content)
Are you a creative and dedicated games industry professional with experience in game design and content creation? Are you a learning focused individual with a knack for documentation who is interested in helping Paradox Interactive take our brands to the next level? Then you may be the one we’re looking for!
About the Role
As a Game Designer for content on Victoria 3 you will be focused on designing engaging content for our Grand Strategy fans all around the world! Your work will have a direct and influential impact on the quality and feel of the game.
While all Game Designers at the Victoria 3 team work with designing and implementing features, mechanics and systems, for this role we are looking for someone with a special interest in narrative and content design.
We are seeking storytellers that are passionate about their craft and about creating exciting experiences for our players. It’s important that you enjoy working in a team where everyone supports each other, and also that you are motivated by having the freedom and responsibility to take charge of a task and deliver. You care about quality and you’re motivated by the idea of our many fans around the world praising your work after release. You thrive in a creative environment where people around you love their jobs and the games we make.
An interest in Paradox Grand Strategy Games is a great advantage, though we are mainly open to applicants with a couple of years of games industry experience.
Responsibilities
Designing and implementing short narratives as well as other types of content for various gameplay systems.
Writing text for in-game content in (American) English that thematically fits within the game.
Scripting game logic, game databases, and branching narratives using our in-house scripting language.
Engaging in research on related topics to find inspiration for crafting entertaining content that creates memorable gaming experiences.
Taking ownership of tasks and working independently to ensure quality and timely delivery in coordination with the other Game Designers.
Defining audiovisual asset needs and communicating them to the producer and art and audio departments.
Dedicate time to playing the game to be able to build a connection with real player experience and a better understanding of game mechanics.
Actively collaborating with the people around you is key to this role. It’s important that you aren’t afraid to raise issues, and that you continuously look for improvement and try to inspire your colleagues. Since we are a fast-paced company, curiosity and an ability to get into things quickly are two important abilities.
Required Qualifications
Fluent in English with an excellent command of written American English.
Experience with or interest in code-based scripting.
Deep and genuine interest in strategy games; PDS games in particular.
Desirable Qualifications
Experience working with PDS games (for example modding).
Professional experience in narrative design or game design.
Practical information
We would like your application to include any relevant work samples and/or a link to your portfolio if you have one. We are especially interested in example game content and related work that you have previously designed or produced.
Scope: Full time and permanent
Reports to: Production Director
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Some of our benefits include:

If you think that this description matches you, we highly encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will interview candidates continuously. If you don't match all the requirements, please demonstrate how your passion, attitude and interest in Paradox might compensate for this.
At Paradox Interactive we celebrate difference and care deeply about diversity and inclusion. We therefore encourage you, no matter who you are, to apply for this job if you think you’d be a great addition to our team.
- Department
- Design
- Role
- Game Designer
- Locations
- Stockholm - Studio Red
Working at Paradox
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Work
Small teams and accessible managers means that your contributions are important to us You are close to the final product, our community and our fans - we encourage you to interact with our community and players directly through social media, our forum, and via streams Work/Life balance is important to us so our plans do not rely on crunch (this does not mean we never work overtime but overtime is relatively uncommon) -
Social
Company-wide Social Hour every Friday with snacks & beverages Yearly company parties Ping-Pong table/Pool Table, Warhammer table, and lots and lots of board games Spoiler-free break room environment for at least a week after major movie/show launch -
Development
Leadership courses available for all employees We continuously send employees to conferences and development opportunities such as GDC and GamesCom Lunch n´ Learn sessions held by employees: topics range from everything between “Doing business in China” to “Surviving the zombie apocalypse” -
Compensation
Competitive monthly salary and salary revision once per year Participation in our company wide profit share program 5+1 weeks of paid vacation per year For international hires, we will provide relocation assistance (Visa application, Initial Home Finding, Settling in Service, and your flight)
Our Culture
In November 2016, we gathered the entire company for a four day conference in Malta. The focus of the conference was to discuss company direction, discuss our internal goals, and also put into words the company culture we are so keen to keep as we continue to grow. Together, we decided that the following cultural pillars are what makes up the foundation of Paradox:
- DEDICATED
- PASSIONATE
- GET SHIT DONE
- OPEN-MINDED
- NERDY
About Paradox Interactive
Paradox Interactive is a leading global publisher of PC-based strategy games. World-renowned for its strategy catalog, the company holds a particularly strong presence in the United States and Europe. We have offices in Stockholm and Umeå, Sweden. We work with renowned distributors world wide and are present on all major digital download portals. We share a passion for gaming and gamers and our goal is to provide deep and challenging games with hours of gameplay to our growing 2 000 000 + member community.
Game Designer Victoria 3 (content)
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