Role: Senior Writer, Lead Narrative Designer

Love Island The Game is an interactive fiction version of the popular TV show, providing players with the opportunity to experience life in the Villa and ‘crack on’ with potential love interests. I joined the Love Island team as a Senior Writer on season 2 and was promoted to Lead Writer on Season 3.

In my role as writer I would create a branching narrative script based on the outline I had been provided. The aim was to match the tone of the characters, provide engaging choices and promote premium choice content. As well as creating, fun and sexy content I had to ensure there was continuity between scripts which required careful reading and feedback on parallel scripts. Content also had to be turned around quickly to meet the weekly release cadence and address feedback from ITV.

As a Lead my focus turned more to running writing rooms, setting up documentation and improving processes between the disciplines in order to improve our pipeline. I liaised with proofreaders, editors and ITV on content and feedback. I also provided support and mentorship for junior writers and colleagues interested in narrative design.