キャラクター・会話シナリオライター / Character & Dialogue Writer (Japanese)

The role

You will develop and refine character personalities, voices, and speaking styles. You will write natural Japanese dialogue and create guidelines to ensure consistency for AI characters.

What you will do

• Develop and refine character personalities, voices, and speaking styles
• Write natural, engaging Japanese dialogue reflecting different personalities and emotions
• Refine conversational rhythm, tone, humor, and emotional expression
• Define how characters respond and build connections with users
• Create dialogue guidelines to ensure consistency
• Collaborate with international creative and product teams
• Review and refine existing character conversations

Required qualifications

• Native-level Japanese proficiency
• Understanding of natural spoken language, conversational nuances, and everyday communication
• Strong creative writing skills in character development and dialogue
• Ability to communicate in English with an international team via chat and online meetings
• Portfolio or writing samples demonstrating character and conversation skills
• Interest in AI, interactive conversations, and character-driven experiences

Nice to have

• Experience in creative writing, character development, video games, film, or entertainment industries
• Background in screenwriting, theater, comedy, or dialogue-driven creative work
• Experience with interactive storytelling, branching dialogue, or conversation design
• Interest in or experience with AI characters and conversational AI products
• Firsthand understanding of contemporary everyday Japanese communication
• Russian language skills

About the company

Animation Inc. is a startup developing Animates, an AI companion app that uses real-time animation, natural conversation, and memory to create expressive characters.