Lead AI Designer

Epic Games • Cary, NC

3d

About The Position

Epic Games is looking for an experienced Lead AI Designer to join our cross-disciplinary development team, where you will own the vision and create innovative features. In this role, you’ll lead a team of designers in order to create compelling gameplay features and experiences for our players. In this role, you will Own the design, vision, and outcome for major features related to AI NPCs, and more. Oversee and craft high-quality, player-facing AI behaviors and abilities using behavior trees and visual scripting Lead by example to set the quality bar for design Actively participate in big-picture decisions, and ensure the design team focuses on the right elements to achieve superior results Create and supervise the creation of clear, structured design documents Lead, develop and grow the design team, enabling designers to achieve their career goals and best outcomes while also increasing the capabilities of the team; resolve conflicts and foster a healthy, fun working environment Cooperate with other designers from the AI team to define and promote a cohesive vision for AI in your project

Requirements

• Experience shipping multiple AAA titles as a Designer with experience developing AI for a highly systemic environment, ideally with a combination of shooter and PvP experience
• 2+ years in a Lead Game Designer role, including experience managing or leading a team
• Experience creating behavior trees and using visual scripting
• A creative approach that can surprise and amaze players with new ideas and experiences
• Talent for empathizing with players and a deep understanding of player motivations.
• Organized leader who can structure and plan their own work, and guide planning and goals for their teams
• Solution-oriented problem solver who can react quickly to changing project needs and drive to decisions

Responsibilities

• Own the design, vision, and outcome for major features related to AI NPCs, and more.
• Oversee and craft high-quality, player-facing AI behaviors and abilities using behavior trees and visual scripting
• Lead by example to set the quality bar for design
• Actively participate in big-picture decisions, and ensure the design team focuses on the right elements to achieve superior results
• Create and supervise the creation of clear, structured design documents
• Lead, develop and grow the design team, enabling designers to achieve their career goals and best outcomes while also increasing the capabilities of the team; resolve conflicts and foster a healthy, fun working environment
• Cooperate with other designers from the AI team to define and promote a cohesive vision for AI in your project

Benefits

• We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match.
• In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees