Content Specialist – XR & Immersive Experiences

District of Columbia, USA (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level5+ years expContract

Posted 4 months ago

Job Summary

Drive narrative content and UX writing for immersive XR experiences within the World Bank’s GCS XR team.

  • Must-have: Five+ years in content development, digital storytelling, or UX writing.
  • Standout: Experience translating complex policy or research content into engaging immersive formats.
  • Standout: Collaboration with designers, developers, and researchers across multidisciplinary teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Content Development for Immersive Experiences
  • Create and structure narrative content for immersive and interactive experiences produced by the XR team.
  • Translate complex development knowledge into clear, engaging narratives suitable for immersive media formats.
  • Craft user journeys, content flows, and storytelling structures that guide users through interactive environments.
  • Adapting Development Content to Interactive Formats
  • Transform traditional content formats such as PDF reports, policy documents, presentations, and written research into engaging interactive and immersive experiences.
  • Identify opportunities to convert static content into interactive storytelling, gamified experiences, spatial narratives, and interactive visual content.
  • Work with subject matter experts to extract key insights and messages and translate them into content appropriate for immersive environments.
  • UX Writing and Interactive Content
  • Develop UX writing and interactive text elements used within immersive experiences, including instructions, prompts, contextual explanations, and narrative guidance.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Media Studies, Digital Media, Public Policy, Education, or a related field.
  • Minimum 5 years of professional experience in content development, digital storytelling, editorial work, or UX writing.
  • Demonstrated experience translating complex content into engaging digital formats.
  • Experience working with multidisciplinary teams including designers, developers, and researchers.
  • Experience working with development or policy content is highly desirable.
  • Strong writing, storytelling, and editorial skills.
  • Experience crafting content for immersive interactive or digital environments.
  • Experience adapting long-form written materials (reports, publications, presentations) into concise and engaging narratives.
  • Good understanding of immersive media formats such as VR, AR, WebXR, or interactive storytelling environments.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with creative and technical teams.

Preferred

  • Experience working with XR, immersive media, or interactive storytelling projects.
  • Experience adapting policy, research, or educational materials into interactive or gamified experiences.
  • Familiarity with human-centered design approaches to communication and storytelling.
  • Experience working in international development, knowledge communication, or policy environments.

Content Specialist – XR & Immersive Experiences

The World Bank Group · District of Columbia, USA · Remote