Epic Games

Epic Games

Senior Gameplay Designer

Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$139k-$204kDetected 16 hours ago
ReactAccessibilityUnreal EngineAR/VREpicLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

About the role

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

Responsibilities

  • Epic Games is looking for a Gameplay Designer to help create compelling gameplay experiences across combat, progression, systems, moment-to-moment mechanics, and live gameplay content for our collaboration with LEGO.
  • In this role, you'll partner closely with design leadership, art, engineering, animation, UX, audio, production, and QA to deliver high-quality features from concept through ship.
  • You will own and iterate on gameplay systems, mechanics, and content while balancing player experience, readability, accessibility, engagement, and long-term retention.
  • Document and create clear, actionable design documents, and iterate on these features, working with a team of developers across multiple disciplines, and oversee their successful implementation from start to finish
  • Be responsible for soliciting and rapidly integrating feedback from across the team on your own initiative, ensuring we're continually delivering a fun and fresh experience to our players
  • Help establish and maintain design pipelines, best practices, and cross-discipline communication standards to scope, prioritize deliverables, and hit milestone goals

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience shipping first or third-person shooter titles as a Gameplay Designer, working on itemization, gameplay systems, combat, ability systems, features, and content
  • Experience working on live-service multiplayer environments
  • Demonstrated talent and a deep understanding of gameplay feel, player motivations or intent, gameplay mechanics, weapon/itemization use, and combat systems contributing to delivering the most emergent player experience
  • Ability to break down high-level creative direction into actionable gameplay features and production-ready tasks

Nice to have

  • Strong scripting and technical capabilities.

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.

Compensation

  • British Columbia Base Pay Range

Benefits

  • Work in close collaboration with project leads & directors to design, prototype, tune, and ship features and systems that support the engagement, gameplay, and creative vision of the project
  • Bonus points if you have experience with Unreal Engine and the Ability System

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.
  • As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.
  • 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.
  • 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'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.
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  • 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.
  • What we're looking for
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