Epic Games

Epic Games

Senior Director, Design (Fortnite)

Cary,North Carolina,United States · Director

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About the role

  • We're constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a design team and hone the design craft for Fortnite.
  • uphold Epic's design and gameplay quality bar
  • Oversee design and development from start to finish - From leading ideation with the team and shaping a timeline of engagement across the whole season, to making tough decisions on quality and scope throughout production
  • Establish a design roadmap that drives multiple seasons, along with system roadmaps that underpin those seasons.
  • work with Production, discipline leads, and HR to manage staffing, feature scope, production milestones, and hiring
  • Focus on mentoring and empowering the design team to be independently successful and make solid decisions without your involvement
  • As the Senior Director of Design focusing on Fortnite, you will be responsible for leading and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of developers to guide Fortnite modes to success from ideation to ship.
  • Work with Product Managers and Analytics teams to gain insights from player metrics and marketplace data, then translate those insights into actionable goals to improve the player experience; work with Production, discipline leads, and HR to manage staffing, feature scope, production milestones, and hiring
  • Focus on mentoring and empowering the design team to be independently successful and make solid decisions without your involvement; foster curiosity and healthy risk-taking
  • Oversee design and development from start to finish

Requirements

  • An expert-level background in a creative craft you can speak to and draw from
  • A keen understanding of what makes the Battle Royale genre work is required
  • If you have a portfolio/reel/website you'd like to share, please hyperlink it to your resume or submit it as an attachment with your application.

Skills

  • 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.

Benefits

  • Collaborate with senior leadership to define a vision and business goals for a season within Fortnite Battle Royale, Reload, and more shooter modes.
  • Hold that design vision across the company with clarity and excitement, and inspire the design team to follow you

Company info

  • Epic Games​ ​is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 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.
  • 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.
  • Epic Games​ ​is a leading interactive entertainment company.
  • For over 30 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.
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