Position Summary

We’re searching for a Junior Technical Narrative Designer who can help implement and develop engaging story content. You’ll collaborate with writers and game designers to script and seamlessly integrate cutscenes, quests, and other narrative content. In this junior role, you’ll gain hands-on experience working within game engines, optimizing story flow, and ensuring consistent, high-quality storytelling that resonates with players.

About Us

Our mission is to craft retro-infused JRPGs that awaken cherished childhood memories. Our growing studio is assembling a dream team of talent from across the globe to build the games you’ve always dreamed of growing up. Join us on this epic quest to make fun, narrative-rich games in an inclusive, supportive, and fun studio environment!

You’ll be working on Threads of Time, a 2.5D JRPG inspired by Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy where you get to travel from the pre-historic era to the end of time!

• Become part of a veteran team that has included legendary developers who led iconic titles such as Xenoblade Chronicles, Legend of Mana, and more
• 4 weeks paid vacation (1 week of which is taken in late December)
• Collaborative environment with opportunities to contribute to the game’s creative design and take ownership of features
• Competitive salary and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Opportunities to help you strengthen your skills or learn something new
• A workplace that appreciates and values diversity and inclusivity

Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the Narrative Lead, script and stage cutscenes and other narrative content using Unreal Engine 5
• Implement, support, and maintain all narrative content in the game (dialogue, quests, optional content, menu strings, objectives, etc.)
• Support Narrative Lead in writing and editing character dialogue, enemy barks, objective text, lore, and other content
• Collaborate across disciplines to develop stories and dialogue for compelling, multi-faceted characters consistent with the project vision
• Create and maintain technical documentation related to narrative tools, workflows, and pipelines; ensure best practices are maintained throughout the game’s development
• Debug technical issues related to the implementation of narrative systems and content
• Effectively collaborate with game designers, artists, and engineers to implement narrative content 
• Help maintain existing gameplay features and develop new ones
• Give and solicit feedback throughout the process to ensure high-quality and player-centric design principles are upheld

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of professional experience in the video game industry
• A love and understanding of JRPGs
• Proven experience with Unreal Engine
• Previous experience implementing narrative events in games or similar technical work
• Passion for storytelling
• Familiarity with narrative design principles and their application in games
• Strong communication, listening, and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated and able to work independently as part of a fully distributed team to meet deadlines and milestone requirements
• High attention to detail and well-organized
• Strong documentation and visualization skills 
• Dedicated to contributing towards a friendly and collaborative team environment

Salary: $45,000 - $55,000 CAD

Please note although this is a full-time remote position, applicants must reside in either Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, or British Columbia, or be willing to relocate.

Maybe you think that your experience is not where it should be? Or you don’t meet every requirement listed in this job description? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs if they don’t think they meet every qualification. But we feel that creating meaningful work means embracing different perspectives, which is why at Riyo Games we are focused on building an equitable, diverse, and inclusive studio. If your experience is not perfectly aligned with every requirement in this job description, but you’re interested in this position, we encourage you to apply anyway. We simply want to know what makes you special!

Riyo Games welcomes and encourages applications from candidates with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in the selection process. If you require disability-related accommodation during the recruitment process, please email [email protected]. We will consult with all applicants who request disability-related accommodation during the recruitment process to ensure that the accommodation provided takes into account the applicant's individual accessibility needs.

Thank you, we look forward to hearing from you!

Position Summary

As the Lead Environment Artist, you’ll lead a team of talented artists to create captivating 3D stylized environments within an immersive JRPG world waiting to be explored. You’ll lead, manage, and inspire a team of talented environment artists to become visual storytellers, delivering high-quality environments, props, assets, and modular kits.  You have an understanding and knowledge of composition, color, lighting, and detail to develop a game space with plenty of personality while ensuring the team can track towards their milestones and creative goals confidently and effectively. 

The Lead Environment Artist will work closely with the Art Director and Art Producer to help manage and organize the art team, workflows, and assets, working with other Leads and Directors to execute the game’s vision.

About Us

Our mission at Riyo Games is to craft retro-infused JRPGs that awaken cherished childhood memories. We’re growing the studio by assembling a dream team of talent from across the globe. Join us on this epic quest to make fun, narrative-rich games in an inclusive, supportive, and fun studio environment!

You’ll be working on Threads of Time, a 2.5D JRPG inspired by Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy where you get to travel from the pre-historic era to the end of time!

• Become part of a veteran team that includes legendary developers who led iconic titles such as Xenoblade Chronicles, Legend of Mana, and more
• 4 weeks paid vacation (1 week of which is taken in late December)
• Collaborative environment with opportunities to contribute to the game’s creative design and take ownership of features
• Competitive salary and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Opportunities to help you strengthen your skills or learn something new
• A workplace that appreciates and values diversity and inclusivity

Leadership

• Organize and manage the environment art team 
• Manage performance reviews and conduct regular 1:1s with team members to mentor and inspire, define development opportunities, and ensure alignment
• Regularly meet with the Art Director and Producers to review and track deliverables to ensure milestones are being delivered at the desired quality 
• Review, validate, and supervise the environments, props and assets created, ensuring they meet the game’s art direction and quality, meet the performance and optimization needs, and match the game design metrics and requirements

Responsibilities

• Foster a healthy and positive workspace and environment for teammates and across adjacent disciplines
• Create stylized 3D environments, 2.5D assets, modular kits and props from Concept Art, Director and Lead guidance, and descriptions
• Work closely with the Art Director to ensure that environments and assets match the quality bar and vision for the game
• Bring life and excitement to the game through your design and implementation of high-quality, stylized 3D environments and 2.5D assets, working with talented Pixel and Texture Artists
• Maintain both aesthetic quality and technical performance standards (polycount, memory, pixel density, scale and metrics, texture constraints, draw calls, etc.)
• Build and compose scenes in Unreal Engine by leveraging existing assets, identifying new asset creation and modular kit style workflows
• Propose and establish optimized pipelines for improving quality and production efficiency
• Work with Game Designers to create and adjust environments based on gameplay needs
• Contribute exciting and inspiring ideas toward the game’s visual identity and development, collaborating with other disciplines such as narrative, game design, character art, etc.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 7-10 years of experience in 3D modeling and asset creation, environment layout, and working with level design in the video game industry
• A minimum of 3-5 years working in Unreal Engine
• Experience managing a team of artists; 1:1s, performance reviews, scrums, etc.
• Mastery of working in stylized art style/direction and workflows
• Experience and knowledge of pixel art techniques and styles
• Excellent proficiency with industry-standard art tools such as Blender, 3DS Max, Maya
• Strong modelling, UV unwrapping, and texturing skills
• Knowledge of the technical constraints relating to real-time, 3D engines, and level editors
• Advanced knowledge and experience of industry-standard fundamentals of art (lighting, composition, colour theory, etc)
• Good industry standard best practices such as asset organization and adherence to naming conventions
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and professionalism
• Familiar with production tools and systems like Jira, Confluence, Scrums, Agile, etc.
• Shipped at least 1 game title
• A love of JRPGs

Salary: $100,000 - $120,000 CAD

Please note that although this is a full-time remote position, applicants must reside in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, or British Columbia or be willing to relocate.

Maybe you think that your experience is not where it should be? Or you don’t meet every requirement listed in this job description? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs if they don’t think they meet every qualification. But we feel that creating meaningful work means embracing different perspectives, which is why at Riyo Games we are focused on building an equitable, diverse, and inclusive studio. If your experience is not perfectly aligned with every requirement in this job description, but you’re interested in this position, we encourage you to apply anyway. We simply want to know what makes you special!

Riyo Games welcomes and encourages applications from candidates with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in the selection process. If you require disability-related accommodation during the recruitment process, please email [email protected]. We will consult with all applicants who request disability-related accommodation during the recruitment process to ensure that the accommodation provided takes into account the applicant's individual accessibility needs.

Thank you, we look forward to hearing from you!

Position Summary

Riyo Games is looking for a Lead UI/UX Designer to craft exceptional user experiences for our games. In this role, you’ll be responsible for designing intuitive, visually engaging, and player-centric interfaces that enhance gameplay and immersion. You’ll collaborate closely with game designers, artists, and engineers to concept, develop, and implement high-quality UI assets, animations, and workflows working with UX wireframes and prototypes that align with the game’s artistic vision and usability goals.

As a key contributor, you'll champion and drive the UI strategy, ensuring accessibility, clarity, and responsiveness across multiple platforms. Your expertise in aesthetics, graphic design, and animation/VFX, with an understanding of player psychology, and interaction design will help shape engaging experiences that keep players immersed in our worlds.

About Us

Our mission is to craft retro-infused JRPGs that awaken cherished childhood memories. Our growing studio is assembling a dream team of talent from across the globe to build the games you’ve always dreamed of growing up. Join us on this epic quest to make fun, narrative-rich games in an inclusive, supportive, and fun studio environment!

You’ll be working on Threads of Time, a 2.5D JRPG inspired by Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy where you get to travel from the pre-historic era to the end of time!

• Become part of a veteran team that has included legendary developers who led iconic titles such as Xenoblade Chronicles, Legend of Mana, and more
• 4 weeks paid vacation (1 week of which is taken in late December)
• Collaborative environment with opportunities to contribute to the game’s creative design and take ownership of features
• Competitive salary and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Opportunities to help you strengthen your skills or learn something new
• A workplace that appreciates and values diversity and inclusivity

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Art Director, Design Director, and Production to bring the vision for game UI and overall player experience to life
• Champion the design and development of front-end, UI, and HUD
• Conceptualize, design, and implement high-quality UI assets, animations, and visual effects in Unreal Engine
• Maintain and update design UI style guides
• Maintain and refine UI pipelines, tools, and best practices
• Ensure UI meets accessibility goals, responsiveness, and consistency across various screen sizes, devices, and considerations for multiple platforms
• Collaborate with cross-disciplines to implement UI, ensuring accuracy and alignment with UX and game design expectations
• Participate in playtests to observe the effectiveness of UI usability, and collaborate with UX to create solutions from feedback
• Support bug fixes, polish UI assets, and implementation
• Considerations and awareness of UX sensibilities in both game design and usability; can delineate between UX and UI solutions

Qualifications

• 7 to 10+ years of professional experience as a UI/UX Designer in the video game industry
• Strong graphic design background with skills in composition, color theory, and artistic sensitivity
• Proficient in graphic design tools, prototyping tools, and animation tools such as Adobe Photoshop or equivalent industry standard, Figma, etc.
• 3-5 years of professional experience using Unreal Engine
• Passion for gaming and deep knowledge of player behavior and usability principles
• Ability to communicate complex game information clearly through simple and smart UI designs that reinforce UX design
• Strong team collaboration skills, working with designers and engineers to ensure the best user experience
• Self-motivated and able to work independently as part of a senior team to meet deadlines and milestone requirements
• High attention to detail and well-organized
• Strong visualization and documentation skills 
• A love and understanding of JRPGs

Salary: $90,000 - $110,000 CAD

Please note that although this is a full-time remote position, applicants must reside in either Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, or British Columbia, or be willing to relocate.

Maybe you think that your experience is not where it should be? Or you don’t meet every requirement listed in this job description? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs if they don’t think they meet every qualification. But we feel that creating meaningful work means embracing different perspectives, which is why at Riyo Games we are focused on building an equitable, diverse, and inclusive studio. If your experience is not perfectly aligned with every requirement in this job description, but you’re interested in this position, we encourage you to apply anyway. We simply want to know what makes you special!

Riyo Games welcomes and encourages applications from candidates with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in the selection process. If you require disability-related accommodation during the recruitment process, please email [email protected]. We will consult with all applicants who request disability-related accommodation during the recruitment process to ensure that the accommodation provided takes into account the applicant's individual accessibility needs.

Thank you, we look forward to hearing from you!