Intern - Game Design

Job Description

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.

GAME DESIGN INTERN

What You'll Do

Fortnite's Festival is seeking a Game Design intern to help work on quests and implementation for the Season Team. In this role, you will work within Unreal Engine, using a custom toolset designed specifically for creating quests in Fortnite. You will build out and test seasonal content that will delight and retain our players. The Game Design Intern will work alongside an experienced team and be expected to actively participate in the development of Fortnite Festival. By the end of the internship, candidates will have a good grasp of what it is like to work in a live service environment and essential knowledge of development principles and practices. In addition, they will have delivered work that will be played by millions of players across the globe!

In this role, you will
• Work with the Fortnite Festival Season Team to design quest content
• Implement designed quests in engine and directly into the Fortnite project
• Test your quests to make sure they are up to Epic standards
• Learn about source control at Epic like Perforce
• Learn about project management at Epic and more specifically Jira
• Pitch your ideas to product owners
• Join in with the team for collaborative work and social play

What we're looking for
• Familiar with the basics of game design
• Experience working in a game engine with a preference for Unreal
• A proactive self-starter who has a hunger to learn
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Passion for developing games
• Familiar with Fortnite ecosystem

This internship has a flexible start date in 2025. Recruitment will be ongoing until teams find an ideal match. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the posting location for the duration of the internship. For more information about Epic's Early Career Program, visit epicgames.com/earlycareers.

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.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rbkjve-3-145-43-161-42 in your application.