Senior Gameplay Designer

WHAT MAKES US EPIC

At the core of Epics success are talented passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative welcoming and creative environment. Whether its building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences were always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. Were 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 Youll Do

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 this role youll 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. The ideal candidate is highly collaborative deeply player-focused and comfortable working in a fast-paced cross-disciplinary environment where iteration and feedback are core to development.

In this role you will

• 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
• 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
• Get hands-on creating the scripting data and content required by those features diving into the engine and leveraging other tools
• Be responsible for soliciting and rapidly integrating feedback from across the team on your own initiative ensuring were 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

What were looking for

• 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
• Strong scripting and technical capabilities. Bonus points if you have experience with Unreal Engine and the Ability System
• 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
• Ability to work independently take initiative and react quickly to changing project needs drive decisions and then own the outcome and vision
• Commitment to quality rapid iteration and delivering exceptional player experiences

EPIC JOB EPIC BENEFITS EPIC LIFE

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical Dental a Vision HRA Long Term Disability Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

ABOUT US

Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 years weve 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. Epics 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.

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