Director, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX)

Epic Games is seeking a passionate Director, UI/UX to lead a team of 2-6 UX designers for key Fortnite ecosystem initiatives like quests, meta-progression, and pass systems. This role involves designing user-centric experiences, collaborating with product and game directors to transform objectives into captivating player experiences, and ensuring strong communication across UX/UI teams. The director will present and defend design concepts, produce UX deliverables, and ensure consistency across multiple Fortnite teams, creating scalable features for millions of players.

Must Have

• More than seven years of experience in collaborative design of complex UX features and systems, delivered across multiple platforms (mobile, web, PC, consoles)
• More than seven years of experience in agile environments and multidisciplinary teams
• At least four years of team management experience (1-4 people) or equivalent training
• More than five years of experience presenting to internal teams and partners
• Service-oriented, empathetic, and collaborative leadership
• Proficiency in Figma, Adobe Suite, and prototyping software
• Online portfolio demonstrating user-centered design solutions, with strong visual direction and interaction design
• Lead a team of two to six UX designers working on Fortnite initiatives
• Collaborate with product directors and game designers
• Work closely with other UX/UI team leads
• Present and defend design concepts to stakeholders
• Produce UX deliverables (e.g., competitive analyses, information architectures, user stories)
• Collaborate with multiple Fortnite teams for experience consistency
• Design flexible structures and tools for efficiency

Perks & Benefits

• 100% employer-paid benefits premiums for employees and dependents
• Additional coverage for medical, dental, and vision care
• Critical illness, telemedicine, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Weekly indemnity (short-term disability)
• Retirement savings plan with competitive employer contribution
• Employee assistance program
• Extensive mental wellness program through Modern Health (free therapy and coaching for employees and dependents)

UX DESIGN

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What we do

We design user-centric experiences that enable people of all skill levels to realize their creative vision. We know how to approach the most complex problems and provide simple, intuitive, and useful solutions.

What you'll do

Epic Games is looking for a passionate leader capable of driving change in key areas of the Fortnite ecosystem. These areas include, but are not limited to, quests, meta-progression, and pass systems. The ideal candidate will effectively lead a talented team of UX designers, champion forward-thinking strategies, and create scalable features and systems for millions of players worldwide. A strong command of wireframing, design documentation, and prototyping is required.

What you'll be responsible for

• Lead a team of two to six UX designers working on one of Fortnite's main initiatives
• Collaborate with product directors and game designers to transform objectives and constraints into captivating player experiences
• Work closely with other UX/UI team leads to ensure strong communication and relationships between different teams
• Present and defend design concepts to product managers, programmers, and internal partners
• Produce UX deliverables such as competitive analyses, information architectures, content strategies, user stories, journey maps, and accessibility standards
• Collaborate with multiple teams within Fortnite to ensure experience consistency and resolve discrepancies between different systems
• Design flexible structures and tools that improve our ability to work more efficiently and uniformly

What we're looking for

• More than seven years of experience in collaborative design of complex UX features and systems, delivered across multiple platforms (mobile, web, PC, consoles)
• More than seven years of experience in agile environments and within multidisciplinary teams
• At least four years of team management experience (one to four people) or equivalent training
• More than five years of experience presenting to internal teams and partners
• Service-oriented, empathetic, and collaborative leadership
• Proficiency in Figma, Adobe Suite, and prototyping software
• Online portfolio demonstrating user-centered design solutions, with strong visual direction and interaction design

Benefits

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We pay 100% of premiums associated with social benefits, for both employees and dependents, and offer additional coverage for medical, dental, and vision care, critical illness, telemedicine, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and long-term disability insurance. We also offer weekly indemnity (short-term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer contribution. In addition to the employee assistance program, we offer an extensive mental wellness program through Modern Health, an organization that provides free therapy and coaching services to employees and dependents.