Communications Director, Games & Product
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17 hours ago
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Job Summary
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.
COMMUNICATIONS
What We Do
The Epic Communications team advances the companys narrative and represents Epic products and the company vision to external and internal audiences globally. We create positive relationships and engagement strategies with a wide range of audiences including media investors influencers and policymakers.
What Youll Do
The Communications Director will lead communications strategy and execution for Epics first-party games including Fortnite and future product releases playing a pivotal role in shaping how our games show up in the market resonate with player communities and influence broader perception of Epics ecosystem. You will oversee day to day communications for some of the most dynamic live-service products in interactive entertainment focusing on proactive storytelling community engagement and rapid response reputation management. Youll partner closely with Consumer Product and Engineering leaders to craft narratives that build awareness for Epics games with consumers and translate complex topics into compelling stories for players.
In this role you will
- Lead communications strategy and execution for our suite of first party games
- Manage a high volume of live-service communications including high-volume beats patch/season cycles new releases and unplanned issues
- Develop integrated communications plan that bring proactive awareness community engagement and reactive response under a consistent strategy and execution plan
- Partner closely with product publishing engineering and community teams to deeply understanding upcoming updates and translate them into clear natives for players and public media
- Oversee reputation and crisis management across game updates live events and player sentiment
- Mentor and guide a small high performing team of communications professionals
What were looking for
- 8 years of experience in Communications ideally within consumer technology gaming or other complex multi product environments
- Proven success leading communications for live-service community-driven or fandom-based products with highly engaged user bases
- Strong instinct for rapid response and captaining crisis management with demonstrated ability to handle evolving situations simultaneously and a fast paced environment
- Deep fluency in internet culture fandom behavior and social/community dynamics
This role is open to multiple locations across the US (including CA NYC & 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 arent limited to) things such as skills and competencies qualifications knowledge and addition to base pay most employees are eligible to participate in Epics generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).
ABOUT US
Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4500 employees globally. For over 25 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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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.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Crisis Management
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Fundraising
- Media Relations
- Constant Contact
- Strategic Planning
- Social Media Management
- Team Management
- Public Speaking
- Wordpress
- Writing Skills
About Company
Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers t ... View more
