Narrative Systems Designer

Epic Games • Cary, NC

11d

About The Position

WHAT MAKES US EPIC? At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating. Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development. DESIGN What We Do Put your design skills to work at a cutting-edge company that challenges the norm. From character and level design to competitive gameplay and system design, help shape the future of interactive entertainment at Epic. What You'll Do Epic Games is looking for a character-focused Narrative Systems Designer to join our dynamic team. You’ll be a key player on a team focused on using the latest technology to create NPC interactions that delight, engage, and retain players. In this role, you will Design and implement NPC interactions with players and other NPCs, focusing on each character's personality, background and narrative Think about character interactions and story systemically, bringing both technical skills and a creative writing touch to your day-to-day work Work closely with leads to develop and validate satisfying relationship systems with characters Work with Production and your leads to identify and prioritize work essential for creating these systems Create deeply engaging conversations and questlines Work with emerging technologies to help us shape the future of believable characters in games

Requirements

• Experience shipping multiple AAA titles as a Game Designer
• A deep understanding of narrative design: you think about story & narrative systemically as well as creatively
• Implementation experience with development tools, game engines (preferably UE 4/5), and pipelines; your ability to implement narrative systems in the engine will be a plus
• A solid understanding of game design principles and player motivation
• Ability to take ownership and communicate initiatives to ensure they are completed on time and in line with the design vision

Responsibilities

• Design and implement NPC interactions with players and other NPCs, focusing on each character's personality, background and narrative
• Think about character interactions and story systemically, bringing both technical skills and a creative writing touch to your day-to-day work
• Work closely with leads to develop and validate satisfying relationship systems with characters
• Work with Production and your leads to identify and prioritize work essential for creating these systems
• Create deeply engaging conversations and questlines
• Work with emerging technologies to help us shape the future of believable characters in games

Benefits

• Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents.
• Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match.
• We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.
• Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks.
• We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

What This Job Offers

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