Game Designer

2 Months ago • All levels • Game Design

Job Summary

Job Description

Epic Games seeks an experienced Game Designer to contribute to various aspects of game design, focusing on season passes across their ecosystem (Fortnite, Rocket League, etc.). Responsibilities include owning the design and implementation of season pass features and rewards, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, setting quality standards, creating design documents, utilizing data-driven insights, and ensuring a compelling player experience. The ideal candidate will have shipped multiple titles, possess expertise in season passes, battle passes, monetization, game economy, and player rewards, and demonstrate strong problem-solving skills.
Must have:
  • Experience shipping multiple game titles
  • Expertise in season passes, battle passes, monetization
  • Deep passion for multiplayer games
  • Strong design implementation experience
  • Data-driven decision-making
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Good to have:
  • Experience with multiplayer cooperative games
  • Familiarity with analytics tools and visual scripting
Perks:
  • 100% premium coverage for medical, dental, vision
  • Long-term disability and life insurance
  • 401k with competitive match
  • Robust mental well-being program
  • Unlimited PTO and sick time
  • Paid sabbatical after 7 years

Job Details

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 an experienced Game Designer to join our dynamic team and contribute to various aspects of game design with a focus on season passes across our ecosystem. In this role, you will collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to shape and refine season pass features, balance game rewards, craft engaging experiences, and ensure a compelling player experience.

In this role, you will

  • Own the design and implementation of various major features revolving around season passes and rewards for our games ecosystem, including but not limited to Fortnite, Rocket League, Fortnite Festival, and LEGO Fortnite
  • Effectively communicate project vision to team members of all disciplines, collaborating with product management and design teams to ensure player satisfaction and overall game health
  • Set and maintain high-quality standards for season pass designs, in-game economies, and actively participating in big-picture decisions to drive superior results
  • Create clear, structured design documents and drive collaborative, iterative prototyping processes, both paper-based and in-game
  • Utilize data-driven insights to inform design decisions, adjust live balance in real-time, and react quickly to changing project needs while driving effective solutions

What we're looking for

  • Experience shipping multiple titles as a game designer with expertise in various aspects of design such as season passes, battle passes, monetization, game economy, player rewards, and game balance
  • Strong design implementation experience in the context of seasonal passes, economy, or monetization
  • Deep passion for multiplayer games with a wide breadth of game knowledge and understanding of player motivations
  • Experience with multiplayer cooperative games, systems design, analytics tools/languages/processes, and visual scripting is a plus
  • Ability to react quickly to changing project needs and directions, along with strong problem-solving skills and a solution-oriented mindset

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 .

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 .

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About The Company

Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content. Epic has over 40 offices worldwide with headquarters in Cary, North Carolina.

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