Level Designer (R25966)

Epic Games is seeking a Level Designer for its Fortnite team. In this role, you will leverage your experience, knowledge of design tools, and sense of scale to enhance the game's visual quality and delight players with new experiences. Level Designers at Epic are part of an interdisciplinary content creation team working to develop stunning levels that expand the Fortnite universe.

Must Have

• Create buildings, natural landmarks, and points of interest in Fortnite using modular sets
• Design visually appealing and fun locations that follow game rules
• Focus on creating competitive and engaging play spaces
• Use content to tell stories and advance ambient narration in the game world
• Use your experience and tools to bring the game to life
• Contribute to the vision of game locations, from planning to delivery
• Work effectively in a collaborative environment, offering opinions and continuous feedback
• More than five years of experience in level design
• Experience with a level editor (Unreal Engine 4 or similar)
• Direct involvement in prop placement, lighting, ambiance, atmosphere, and design marking
• Experience working in close collaboration and communication with artists
• Demonstrated ability to improvise and creatively solve problems

Perks & Benefits

• 100% premium coverage for employee and dependent benefits (medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, life insurance, AD&D, long-term disability)
• 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)

What we do

Put your design skills to work for a cutting-edge company that challenges norms. From character and level design to high-performance system and game design, help shape the future of interactive entertainment at Epic.

What you will do

Epic Games is looking for a Level Designer for its Fortnite team. In this role, you will leverage your experience, knowledge of design tools, and sense of scale to enhance the game's visual quality and delight players with new experiences. Level Designers at Epic are part of an interdisciplinary content creation team working to develop stunning levels that expand the Fortnite universe.

What you will be responsible for

• Create buildings, natural landmarks, and points of interest in Fortnite, using modular sets to design visually appealing and fun locations that follow game rules.
• Focus on creating competitive and engaging play spaces.
• Use content to tell stories and advance ambient narration in the game world.
• Use your experience and tools to bring the game to life.
• Contribute to the vision of game locations, from planning to delivery.
• Work effectively in a collaborative environment, offering your opinions and continuous feedback.

What we are looking for

• More than five years of experience in level design.
• Experience with a level editor (Unreal Engine 4 or similar).
• Direct involvement in prop placement, lighting, ambiance, atmosphere, and design marking.
• Experience working in close collaboration and communication with artists.
• Demonstrated ability to improvise and creatively solve problems.

Benefits

We pay 100% of the premiums associated with 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.