Overview

We’re looking for a Writer / Narrative Editor to co-develop and refine the story for The Manor, a lore-rich, emotionally driven animatic with no dialogue and heavy symbolic weight.

You’ll be working closely with the project lead to help:

• Identify plot holes or inconsistencies

• Offer new ideas and directions for emotional arcs or structure

• Maintain tone, lore integrity, and narrative cohesion across scenes

You will be trusted with deep access to world lore, so discretion, respect for world rules, and clear communication are critical.

• Help evolve scene outlines and emotional arcs for a short, 2–3 minute animatic

• Suggest solutions for weak or unclear story points

• Collaborate with the director to enhance or challenge creative choices

• Ensure each moment communicates clearly through visuals (no spoken dialogue)

• Create or revise outline briefs to pass to artists

• Strong narrative instincts — especially in character-based storytelling

• Experience editing or co-writing visual or script-based work (preferred)

• Familiarity with quiet, introspective, lore-driven storytelling (e.g. Ghibli, indie animation, surreal fantasy)

• Clear communication style — able to challenge ideas constructively, not defensively

• Comfortable with worldbuilding documents and tonal nuance

• Bonus: Sensitivity to symbolism and emotional pacing

• You’ll receive access to existing lore, tone guides, and any early script/scene notes

• All direction and decisions go through the project lead, but your input will actively shape the narrative

• Feedback will be delivered conversationally via Discord and during collaborative check-ins

• Flexible pacing, but we’ll use internal checkpoints to stay aligned

Please submit the following:

1. A brief description of your writing background

2. Links to your portfolio or past work

3. Reason why you're interested (optional)