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Lead Gameplay Designer at Epic Games

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Posted 4 months 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 Senior Game Designer for Activities Design to contribute to a major collaboration with Disney. You will leverage design tool expertise and gameplay intuition to create fresh experiences and high-quality objectives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Drive objectives and encounters to advance project gameplay and in-game progression
  • Deliver varied and scalable content across worlds to enhance design velocity
  • Iterate quickly on encounter and objective design elements while maintaining quality
  • Shape compelling and replayable experiences that align with long term visions
  • Uphold high quality standards on a project of significant scale
  • Collaborate with teams to ensure gameplay aligns with Epic and Disney goals

Requirements Snapshot

  • Minimum of four years experience shipping multiple AAA titles as a designer
  • Proficiency in using major game engines such as Unreal Engine 5
  • Mandatory experience with visual scripting tools
  • Deep experience in PvPvE objective and encounter design
  • Strong creative problem solving skills and a solution oriented mindset

Expected Impact

You will directly influence the player experience by designing the core objectives and encounters for a high-profile partnership. Your work will ensure the project scales effectively while maintaining the high quality standards expected from a collaboration between Epic and Disney.

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.

What You'll Do

Epic Games is seeking a Senior Game Designer, Activities Design to join our dynamic team and contribute to various aspects of objectives and encounter design for our collaboration with Disney. In this role, you'll leverage your experience, design tool expertise, and a sense of gameplay to elevate the game's quality and delight players with fresh experiences.

In this role, you will

  • Drive objectives and encounters to advance the project's gameplay and in-game progression
  • Deliver varied and scalable content across worlds to enhance design velocity as the project grows
  • Quickly iterate on encounter and objective design elements while upholding the high Epic quality standards on a project of this scale
  • Shape compelling and replayable experiences that align with Epic and Disney’s long-term gameplay vision

What we're looking for

  • Minimum of 4+ years' experience shipping multiple AAA titles as a game designer
  • Proficiency in using major game engines (e.g., UE5)
  • Visual scripting experience is a must
  • Deep experience in PvPvE objective and encounter design, crucial for the project's evolving scope
  • Demonstrated ability to improvise and creatively solve problems
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a solution-oriented mindset, with the ability to adapt quickly to changing project needs

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

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.

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 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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