(remote, freelance; 6–12 months)

We are looking for a Freelance Narrative Designer to define and deliver the story foundations for casual titles. You’ll craft engaging plots, relatable characters, and accessible worlds for a mass-market audience, partnering with design, art, and development so narrative supports gameplay from concept through launch and post-launch updates.

About CoolGames

At CoolGames, we’re proud to be a leading international HTML5 game studio, working with some of the world’s biggest ‘Big Tech’ game platforms, such as Netflix, Discord, Facebook and Microsoft Play. We also work with famous games IP such as Battleship, Angry Birds and Monopoly.  

CoolGames is part of Keesing, the world’s largest Braintainment company. Keesing is a financially strong publisher of engaging sudokus, crosswords and many other puzzles & games with a presence in over 20 countries and headquartered in The Netherlands. 

With the CoolGames HQ in Amsterdam, supported by our global remote teams, we offer market-competitive salaries, the chance to contribute to successful casual games that are played by millions and work directly with some of the biggest brands in the world. We believe in creativity, collaboration and delivering world-class gaming experiences, while giving you the choice to either join our Amsterdam studio or become part of our remote teams.

If you want to grow your career in a profitable, internationally recognized company, work closely with world-famous partners and be part of a highly professional international team,CoolGames is the right place for you.

About the role

You will create original storylines, character casts, settings, and tone tailored to casual games. Your writing will include concise dialogue, scene/cutscene scripts, quest and item text, and descriptions that support in-game goals. You’ll collaborate in remote brainstorms, communicate clearly across disciplines, and iterate based on playtests and feedback to keep content aligned with player needs and casual-market trends.

Your responsibilities will include

• Concept & worldbuilding: Develop storylines, characters, settings, and tone for casual games.
• Writing: Produce concise dialogue and scene/cutscene scripts that support game goals.
• Gameplay alignment: Partner with game design to weave story into core loops.
• Documentation: Deliver light, usable docs (story bible, style/voice guidelines, chapter/episode outlines) to keep teams aligned.
• Collaboration: Participate in remote brainstorms; communicate clearly with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Iteration: Refine content based on playtests and team feedback.
• Market awareness: Stay current on casual trends to keep tone and themes relevant.

Requirements

About you

• Demonstrable narrative design experience in games, with a portfolio of relevant games.
• Strong storytelling, character creation, and dialogue writing skills tailored to concise, player-friendly formats.
• Solid understanding of how narrative supports game design and accessibility for broad audiences.
• Proven effectiveness working independently and within remote, distributed teams.
• Excellent time management and ability to meet deadlines.
• Genuine passion for casual, story-led play.

Benefits

What we can offer you

• An international team of 50+ professionals from almost 20 different countries;
• Work closely with some of the biggest (upcoming) game platforms in the world on high-quality casual games that are played by millions of gamers; 
• Competitive remuneration;
• A flexible remote working environment; 
• Company events in HQ Amsterdam Office;
• A very open, informal and international company culture where everyone can make a difference.