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Game Design Intern at Epic Games

ON-SITE JUNIOR
Posted 15 days ago
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Epic Games

Epic Games specializes in creating engaging video games and advanced game development technology, including the widely used Unreal Engine, while fostering a collaborative and innovative environment for both its employees and the global gaming community.

SAAS Mobile Publishing Entertainment & Recreation
HQ
Cary, North Carolina, United States
Team size
5K-10K
Founded
1991
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Quick Summary

Role Overview

Psyonix is seeking a Game Design Intern to join the Rocket League team and work on challenging projects. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and balance gameplay features for a global audience.

Key Responsibilities

  • Participate in the ideation and implementation of game challenges
  • Assist in the development and delivery of the Rocket Pass
  • Tune and balance new vehicles to maintain competitive integrity
  • Implement new game modes using UEFN and Unreal Engine
  • Attend playtests and provide actionable feedback on gameplay
  • Collaborate with technical designers and engineers to solve problems

Requirements Snapshot

  • Experience completing student projects or indie game development cycles
  • Strong passion for competitive and skill-based gaming
  • Understanding of esports and what makes them successful
  • Exceptional communication skills and ability to take feedback
  • Proficiency in Unreal Engine and UEFN is required

Expected Impact

You will help shape the future of Rocket League by contributing to core systems like the Rocket Pass and vehicle balancing. Your work will directly influence the player experience and maintain the game's competitive integrity while gaining professional experience in a high-performance environment.

A DesignJobs.World summary of the employer's posting, written to highlight scope, requirements, and fit (AI-assisted, human-reviewed). For full details, see the description below.

Job Description

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.

GAME DESIGN INTERN

What You'll Do

Psyonix (a subsidiary of Epic) is looking for an intern to join the Rocket League team and work alongside some of the most passionate developers in the industry.

Our Interns are given challenging projects throughout the work term and are provided with a meaningful experience with high expectations for performance. You will gain invaluable experiences working alongside Artists, Engineers, Designers, Producers, and Product Managers to help push forward the future of sport.

In this role, you will

  • Participate in the ideation and implementation of challenges
  • Assist in the development, balance, and delivery of the Rocket Pass
  • Maintain Rocket League’s competitive integrity through the tuning and balance of new vehicles
  • Work in UEFN to implement new modes while working alongside technical designers and engineers
  • Attend playtests, provide feedback, and help identify practical solutions to problems

What we're looking for

  • Finished student projects or indie games with experience through the entire development cycle
  • Passion for games with a specific focus on competitive, skill based games
  • Strong interest in esports with an understanding of what makes them successful
  • Exceptional communication skills and the ability to take feedback and direction on assigned tasks
  • Contributed code towards a completed project
  • Unreal Engine and UEFN experience is required

This internship has a flexible start date in 2027. Recruitment will be ongoing until teams find an ideal match. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the posting location for the duration of the internship. For more information about Epic’s Early Career Program, visit epicgames.com/earlycareers. This is going to be Epic!

ABOUT US

Epic Games​ ​is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 years we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.

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