Senior Technical Designer

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.

What You'll Do

In this role, you'll be part of a cross-discipline group of developers whose role is to evaluate tools and features in development for the Creator Community. The Alpha Team designs and builds example projects, exploring game mechanics and gameplay features to test the readiness of Fortnite Ecosystem features before release. These examples may then become sample projects for the community, the subject of blog posts or other educational material, or regression tests for QA.

In this role, you will
• Own the design and implementation of novel gameplay experiences from start to finish, driving the vision forward as well as possible using the tools available
• Drive collaborative and iterative prototyping, both ''paper''-based and in-game
• Lead Ideation sessions for the team on how to best approach evaluation of the new features available, making interesting new gameplay and experiences that may not have been considered in the original implementation
• Provide clear, considered feedback and propose potential improvements for new tools and features; identify practical solutions to problems
• Be an advocate for the Creator Experience
• Lead by example to set the quality bar for design

What we're looking for
• 5+ years of game design experience with shipped titles
• Strong experience with rapid prototyping
• A broad skill set! We function as a small team, so cross-discipline skills are highly valued
• A flexible approach to design, that can adapt to newly discovered limitations or opportunities provided by new tooling
• Ability to communicate your ideas and collaborate with others
• Ability to create clear and concise design specs
• Ability to create your own functional prototypes
• Familiarity with Fortnite and Epic Games suite of products

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

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-gq1m1x-3-142-197-111-42 in your application.