Senior Gameplay Designer

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • Game Design • $151,761 PA - $233,182 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Epic Games seeks a Senior Gameplay Designer to collaborate with Disney on a new games and entertainment universe. Responsibilities include owning the design and implementation of major features (gameplay systems, quests, encounters), fostering innovation, communicating project vision across disciplines, collaborating with product management and marketing, maintaining high design standards, creating design documents, and utilizing data-driven insights to inform decisions and live balance adjustments. The role requires strong communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills within a multidisciplinary team.
Must have:
  • 5+ years game design experience
  • Multiplayer game passion
  • Social gameplay, balance tuning expertise
  • Quest content & scenario design
  • Data-driven design decisions
  • Strong communication & collaboration
Good to have:
  • Multiplayer co-op game experience
  • Systems design, analytics tool experience
  • Visual scripting

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

The Walt Disney Company and Epic Games are collaborating on an all-new games and entertainment universe.

In addition to being a world-class games experience, this new persistent universe will offer a multitude of opportunities for consumers to play, watch, and engage with content, characters, and stories from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar, and more.

Players, gamers, and fans of all kinds will be able to create their own stories and experiences, express their fandom in a distinctly Disney way, and share content with each other in ways that they love. Come join us in creating the future of interactive entertainment.

Epic Games is seeking an experienced Senior Gameplay Designer to join our dynamic team, contributing across various aspects of game design for our collaboration with Disney. In this role, you will collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to shape and refine gameplay features, balance game mechanics, craft engaging quests and scenarios, and ensure a compelling player experience.

In this role, you will

  • Own the design and implementation of various major features, such as gameplay systems, quests, and encounters while fostering innovation
  • Effectively communicate project vision to team members of all disciplines, collaborating with product management and marketing teams to ensure player satisfaction and overall game health
  • Set and maintain high-quality standards for design, 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, driving to effective solutions

What we're looking for

  • Minimum 5+ years of experience shipping multiple titles as a game designer, with expertise in various aspects of game design such as social gameplay features, balance tuning, quest content, and scenario design
  • Deep passion for multiplayer games with a wide breadth of game knowledge and understanding of player motivations
  • Ability to react quickly to changing project needs and directions, along with strong problem-solving skills and a solution-oriented mindset
  • Experience with multiplayer cooperative games, systems design, analytics tools/languages/processes, and visual scripting is a plus

This role is open to multiple locations in North America (including CA & WA).

Pay Transparency Information

The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren’t limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic’s generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).

California Base Pay Range
$158,988$233,182 USD
Washington Base Pay Range
$151,761$222,583 USD

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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