GW Wants You To Become Their Warhammer 40k Background Writer

By Travis Pasch | December 30th, 2022 | Categories: 40k News & Articles, Games Workshop, Tabletop Gaming News & Rumors

Forge the narrative by becoming a Warhammer 40k background writer, and bring your knowledge of the game to bear!

We’ve seen a decent amount of big job openings lately, but this is one of the more interesting ones! This might be perfect for you if you have a giant knowledge base of Warhammer 40k, the products, and all the factions. Just keep in mind this does not appear to be a remote job and will be located at the headquarters in Nottingham.

Let’s check out the job and if it looks right for you, go apply!

GW Hiring a Warhammer 40k Background Writer

Let’s hear about who they are looking for and what they expect:

You will be responsible for reinforcing the intellectual property (the IP) of Warhammer 40,000 through the words in our core books, Codexes, campaign books, Kill Team products, and more. You will also be tasked with developing the ongoing setting and narratives of Warhammer 40,000 and Kill Team, whilst also developing and reinforcing the IP and narrative of their miniatures ranges.

The Warhammer 40,000 Studio consists of approximately 40 creatives including Games Designers, Artists, Background Writers, Photographers and Editors, and is part of the wider Warhammer Studio responsible for all of the Warhammer games. Many of these people have had long careers within the Studio, some focussed on one discipline whilst others have worked in many different roles. It is a fast-paced, collaborative environment dedicated to making the Warhammer 40,000 hobby as fun and engaging as possible.

Requirements:

A high standard of written English.
A keen enthusiasm for – and knowledge of – the contemporary Warhammer 40,000 setting.
The ability to get enthused about every Warhammer 40,000 faction with a total lack of bias, and to act as a champion for the Warhammer 40,000 IP on a daily basis.
An ability to work well as part of a wider creative team.
A commercial awareness of Games Workshop’s products.
The ability to research, absorb and collate information then present it in a concise and engaging fashion.
A willingness to accept, understand and act constructively on critical feedback.
We know what makes this job hard is being able to produce large amounts of world class words to brief and to deadline while working closely and collaboratively with the other teams within the Warhammer 40,000 studio.

How to Apply to be a Warhammer 40k Background Writer

To apply, please send us a letter or a video telling us why you want this job. This is a great opportunity for you to let us know that you understand what we are looking for.

Please include an up-to-date CV to support your application.

Working at GW

In return for your hard work, you will receive 33 days holiday per year (including public holidays), matching contributory pension scheme up to 7.5%, profit share bonus (subject to GW meeting profit targets) and option to join our Share Save scheme. Oh and let’s not forget, a staff discount of between 25% and 50% on our products!

Will you be applying for this? Do you think this is good that GW is hiring for this?

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