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Epic Games

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Level Design Intern at Epic Games

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Posted 2 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

Epic Games is seeking a Level Design Intern to join the Fortnite team and help expand its universe. You will collaborate with cross-discipline teams to design visually stunning and fun locations using Unreal Engine.

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with designers and artists to learn landmark creation
  • Design locations using Unreal Engine and modular kits
  • Assist in improving existing landmarks and points of interest
  • Attend playtests and provide constructive feedback
  • Identify and implement practical solutions to design problems
  • Coordinate with multiple teams to sync project information

Requirements Snapshot

  • Required experience using Unreal Engine
  • Background in prop placement and lighting design
  • Strong interest in Battle Royale and multiplayer games
  • Ability to learn quickly and meet project deadlines
  • Excellent communication skills and openness to feedback

Expected Impact

You will play a key role in pushing the visual quality of Fortnite and delighting players with fresh experiences. By contributing to the development of landmarks and POIs, you help shape the evolving landscape of one of the world's most popular games.

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.

LEVEL DESIGN INTERN

What You'll Do

Epic is looking for a Level Design Intern to join our Design team working on Fortnite. In this role, you'll utilize your experience, knowledge of design tools, and sense of scale to push the visual quality of the game and delight players with fresh experiences. Level Designers at Epic are a part of a cross-discipline content team working to develop great-looking levels that expand the Fortnite universe.

In this role, you will

  • Work closely with level designers and environment artists to learn what makes successful Fortnite landmarks and POIS
  • Work in the Unreal Engine using modular kits to design visually appealing and fun locations that follow gameplay rules
  • Assist other designers by helping improve existing landmarks and POIS
  • Attend playtests, provide feedback, and identify practical solutions to problems

What we're looking for

  • Unreal Engine experience is required
  • Direct involvement with prop placement, lighting, mood/atmosphere and design markup
  • Passion for games with a wide range of game experiences
  • Strong interest in Battle Royale and multiplayer games with an understanding of what makes them work
  • Fast learner who meets deadlines
  • Perseverance when facing frustration, someone who understands that it's expected to not get the assignment right in the first attempts, but keep trying. Also, that receives feedback well, adjusts and adapts. No space for ego
  • Strong communicator. Quick and effective when reaching out to the team to solve problems, knows when a task is tricky enough to reach for senior teammates. Also ability to effectively sync information with multiple teams and manage to keep attention to multiple aspects at same time

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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