Senior Game Designer

Epic Games • Cary, NC

88d

About The Position

Epic Games is looking for a Senior Gameplay Designer to oversee the development of new islands, experiences, and templates in collaboration with internal stakeholders and external partners. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to design, develop, and implement island experiences, tools, and content to delight players and help us inspire creators working in Fortnite Creative and UEFN. 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.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience shipping multiple titles as a Game Designer.
• Passion for and experience designing online games with a wide breadth of game knowledge across genres.
• Demonstrated talent for empathizing with players and a deep understanding of player motivations, forms of play, and the effects of goal setting on play.
• Understanding of and enthusiasm for global popular culture, and ability to empathize with fans of any fandom.
• Understanding of the whole game development process from ideation, pre-production, and production through to shipping the final product.
• Broad knowledge spanning multiple areas of Game Design, able to confidently engage on a variety of complex topics across design.
• Solution-oriented problem solver who can react quickly to changing project needs and drive decisions.
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to fully own the outcome of a cross-disciplinary team.
• Technical prototyping ability in-engine, preferably Unreal or UEFN. Level design skills are a plus.
• Familiarity and interest in Fortnite and the evolving creator and UGC space within UEFN.

Responsibilities

• Craft and drive the design vision, documentation, and implementation for multiple island experiences in collaboration with Gameplay Designers, Product Managers, and Design Leadership.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to drive tools and content development forward, serving as a visionary for overall development and publishing efforts.
• Liaise with external partners to identify the creative direction for their presence in the ecosystem, ensuring that they are kept informed and involved with design decisions.
• Actively participate in big-picture decisions, and work with other designers to focus on the correct elements to achieve inspiring results.
• Drive collaborative and iterative prototyping, both paper-based and in-game.
• Attend playtests, provide feedback, and identify practical solutions to problems.

Benefits

• 100% of the premiums for Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their dependents.
• Long Term Disability and Life Insurance.
• 401k with competitive match.
• Robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, providing free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.
• Company-wide paid breaks and events throughout the year.
• Unlimited PTO and sick time.
• Paid sabbatical for individuals recognized for 7 years of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees