Principal UX Writer - Riftbound

As a UX Writer, you’ll shape the player experience across one of our games - from text and tutorials to UI and packaging. Your job isn’t to balance mechanics; it’s to design understanding. You’ll collaborate with designers, producers, and narrative partners to make sure every piece of text feels intuitive, purposeful, and alive in the world of League of Legends. At a high level, this role blends strategic systems thinking and hands-on craft. You’ll define content standards, build editorial systems, and influence game design decisions through clarity, usability, and tone As a Principal UX Writer on Riftbound, you'll help the team scale processes, strengthen voice, and build sustainable ways to keep Riftbound’s world coherent as it grows. You’ll apply UX writing and content design principles to a unique medium - helping transform deep game mechanics into accessible, engaging player experiences. Your work will set the tone and shape how Riftbound communicates, feels, and teaches. This is a hands-on, self-directed role. You’ll manage your own writing pipeline, estimate timelines, track revisions, and coordinate with producers to stay aligned with the release schedule. You won’t manage people, but you’ll manage the process: ensuring nothing slips through cracks and every line meets the clarity and quality standards players deserve. You will report directly to the Game Director. Responsibilities: Write and edit player-facing text, including card names, abilities, tutorials, and in-game UI Collaborate closely with designers to make sure text supports gameplay intent and is easy for players to grasp. You’ll balance clarity and flavor, ensuring every line is both easy to understand and rich with worldbuilding. Define standards and voice - building and maintaining Riftbound’s editorial systems: terminology rules, templates, and voice guidelines , while creating framework that will help everyone, from designers to localization partners, speaking in one consistent, accessible tone Partner with designers to simplify mechanics or adjust copy when complexity risks confusing the player. Collaborate cross-functionally and work closely with design, production, and localization partners to bring language into the development process early. Join playtests, review flows, and offer language insights that make the product more intuitive Build scalable content systems establishing processes for reviewing, documenting, and evolving game text so Riftbound’s world remains clear, cohesive, and future-proof. Manage the content pipeline - helping to scope writing work, align with production on timelines, and prioritize milestones. Brief, edit, and integrate their work to maintain tone and clarity from external writers Flex as cards evolve or new features appear and find smart, concise language solutions under deadlines without losing quality. Model UX writing best practices, collaborate closely with design partners, and advocate for clear, player-first communication across the Riftbound team, helping the team think about writing as design, not decoration. Required Qualifications: 6–10+ years of professional experience in UX writing or editorial roles—ideally with exposure to systems-based content such as games, apps, or other interactive products. Experience owning end-to-end content pipelines - from guidelines to launch. Experience designing content systems. Experience working on TCGs or equivalent genres of game development. Desired Qualifications: Ability to translate complexity into simplicity without losing flavor. Deep experience working cross-functionally with design, production, and art partners. Ability to explain content decisions clearly and give or receive feedback with empathy. Experience with interactive systems. Familiarity with League of Legends For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritizes the delight of players. We will look at your past studies and experience, but for this role, we also look for dedicated people with a personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this is the role for you! Our Perks: Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information. At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. Whether you’re working directly on a new player-facing experience or you’re supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, we’re better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we’re looking forward to your application. It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act. Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories: Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, and networks Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security.