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Abigail M. Manuel

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Versatile game-industry writer, editor, and narrative designer with experience in world building, transmedia, in-game text, marketing copy, cinematics, and voiceover development.

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Versatile game-industry writer, editor, and narrative designer with experience in world building, transmedia, in-game text, marketing copy, cinematics, and voiceover development. I specialize in creating engaging, humorous narrative content and supporting episodic quest structures across mobile and MMO experiences.

Collaborative team member and leader with extensive experience in narrative incubation, localization, quest/quest-text redesign, and mentoring junior writers and narrative designers. I’ve worked across major studios to deliver narrative scripts, cinematic rewrites, subtitles, item descriptions, and VO direction for global releases.

  • 13 years' experience
  • Joined July 2026

Industry experience

  • Gaming
  • Media & Entertainment

Work experience· 9 roles

Senior Narrative Designer · Blizzard EntertainmentJan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 11 mos

Owns patch and expansion-zone narrative content as part of a narrative team. Writes scripts for cinematics, checks in with stakeholders, develops cultures, collaborates with artists, and directs VO sessions. Mentors junior designers and leads writers rooms.

Lead Narrative Designer / Writer · FunPlusJan 2020 – Jan 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Plotted overall narratives for several mobile games and scripted the first week of content. Evaluated, hired, and mentored junior writers, and developed characters and trailers.

Editor / Narrative Designer (Principle Narrative Designer / Other titles) · Amazon Games Studio / Lost Ark / Multiple projectsJan 2019 – Jan 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

Worked as an editor and narrative designer on Lost Ark and other listed narrative design roles.

Professor of English / Writing Tutor · Collin College/UT DallasJan 2019 – Jan 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo
Lead Narrative Designer / Writer · Tactile GamesJan 2019 – Jan 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo
Senior Writer / Narrative Designer · Bandai NamcoJan 2017 – Jan 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo
Lead Writer and Game Designer · Robot EntertainmentJan 2015 – Jan 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo
Writing Intern · Blizzard EntertainmentJan 2014 – Jan 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo

Education

ABD (Science Fiction) · UT Dallas2013 – 2015
MA (Creative Writing) · UT Dallas2014 – 2015
BA (Radio-TV-Film / ENGL TCU - Crit/Screenwriting) · TCU2012 – 2013

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