Historian

Firaxis Games is seeking a skilled and versatile historian and writer to join our AAA development team. The ideal candidate is a creative storyteller with a passion for history and the ability to craft compelling characters, narratives, and content across various genres. This role requires a strong grasp of story and drama, exceptional collaboration skills, and the ability to distill historical research into engaging ideas that resonate with our design teams. If you have a particular area of historical expertise, we encourage you to highlight it in your cover letter.

Who We Are

MAKE LIFE EPIC

Founded in 1996, Firaxis Games is a world-renowned game development studio with an unwavering mission to “build games that stand the test of time”. The name Firaxis, a fusion of “fiery” and “axis,” communicates the company’s dynamic development process that results in the creation of ground breaking titles with unparalleled gameplay delivered to gamers around the world. Under the creative direction of industry legend Sid Meier, Firaxis has released dozens of hit games on multiple platforms and is recognized as an industry leader in game development.

VISION Make Life Epic…for our Players, our Community and all Firaxians.

CORE VALUES

Be Accountable

Own Outcomes, Be Honest And Treat Feedback As A Gift.

Embrace Enthusiasm

Allow Space For Failure, Share Your Excitement And Let Passion Drive Outcomes.

People First

Treat People With Respect, Create A Culture Of Belonging And Act With Empathy.

Work Smart

Solve For Efficiency, Focus On Collaboration And Prioritize Improvement.

Gameplay Focused

Deliver Quality Game Experiences, Take Pride In Your Work And Put Players At The Center Of Every Decision.

Historian Job Summary:

Firaxis Games is looking for a talented, experienced, adaptable historian and writer to join one of our AAA development teams.  The ideal candidate is creative, highly articulate, and capable of collaborating with designers to generate original ideas for characters, content, and narrative.  They must have a strong understanding of story and drama and be capable of contributing in multiple genres.  A strong background in or knowledge of history, as well as the ability to perform and distill historical research to other disciplines, is necessary. Candidates should include their particular area(s) of historical expertise in their cover letter, if applicable.

What You Will Do: 

•Collaborate with artists, designers, and other team members to create or refine interesting and accurate characters that engage players’ imagination through written dialogue.

•Write and edit dialogue, backstories, lore, story and expository text to a high level of quality with minimal supervision.

•Research historical topics from academic sources and distill the findings into brief explanatory pieces for a general audience in a light and engaging style.

•Drive historical accuracy across multiple departments and provide learning opportunities for other disciplines.

•Understand complex issues in historical topics and explain these complexities to an audience of non-specialists.

•Proactively identify potential issues with writing, stories, art, or design in general and bring potential solutions to the team.

What We Need (Requirements/Must Haves):

•4+ years as a Writer, Narrative Designer, or other position with commensurate duties.

•A degree in History or a History-related field, or commensurate demonstrated experience with academic historical research.

•Advanced knowledge in the discipline of history as well as a broad knowledge of game principles, theories, and concepts.

•Exceptional communications and problem-solving skills.

•A proven track record of communicating complex historical content to a non-specialist audience.

•The ability to adapt tone and style to different genres/game environments.

•An interest and love of history from a variety of perspectives.

•Experience working within the restrictions of localization processes a plus.

•Experience working with game engines and/or common game writing workflows a plus.

•Knowledge of audio design techniques and technology a plus.

BENEFITS:

•Relocation assistance provided (open to remote)

•Flexible work hours (including hybrid work options)

•401K

•Family friendly work environment

•And more!

STUDIO LEGACY:

Named World’s #1 Developer of the Year by Game Informer Magazine in 2012, Firaxis is very proud of its legacy of developing award winning titles. We have won multiple BAFTAs, D.I.C.E Awards, Game of the Year titles, and category awards (from “Best Strategy Game” to “Best PC Game”) across our products.

Additionally, our company was also featured in SmartCEO’s “Best-Run Book” for company culture and praised for a focus on “family, fun and flexibility.” Firaxis was also named a finalist in SmartCEO’s Healthiest Company Awards for 2016.

Firaxis Games prides itself on maintaining a quality of life inside and outside the studio – when our team members are happy and healthy, creativity can flourish. We offer boot camp fitness and yoga classes at the office, a free gym with shower, regularly catered lunches and breakfasts, biweekly Friday Happy Hours, company events and parties, and a “FunZone” complete with billiards, foosball, video games, and tabletop gaming space. We are also a philanthropic studio and offer employees the chance to volunteer with local charities and nonprofits throughout the year.

Full Time employees can also take advantage of Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, 401K retirement savings, a wellbeing initiative with the opportunity to earn cash rewards, an Employee Assistance Program, and paid time off and paid holidays.

We are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer

The above is intended to describe the general content of and the requirements for satisfactory performance in this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of the duties, responsibilities, or requirements of the position.

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