Senior Narrative Designer

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and even though we've made a lot of headway, we still have work to do — and that’s where you come in!

Duolingo’s designers care about creating high-quality experiences that look and feel fun. From animators to writers, product designers to researchers, Design brings purpose, feeling, and delight to every interaction with our brand, inside the app and out. As a designer, you’ll join a culture of creativity and craft, where we have a high bar for excellence and an endless curiosity about how to bring more unexpected quirk and fun to the pursuit of learning.

Join us in our mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.

About the role...

We’re looking for a Narrative Designer to add delight and depth to our characters by shaping how they behave and show up across new learning experiences beyond Language—like Math, Music, and more.

🧠 You will...

• Own and evolve a character experience within a New Subjects area (e.g., Math, Music)
• Write dialog and UI strings that capture our characters’ established style and tone
• Integrate character personality into lessons and core product moments
• Shape how characters behave across surfaces, balancing systems that guide their performance
• Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering to define and iterate on character-driven features

✅ You have...

• Excellent creative writing skills and expertise in crafting character-rich dialog
• Strong ability to mine the zeitgeist for themes (and memes!) to keep content fresh and fun
• Deep experience collaborating with engineering, art, and product management partners
• Experience working on interactive products or systems (not just linear content)

⭐ Exceptional candidates will have...

• Game design experience, especially a deep understanding of narrative system design