Influencer Marketing Director

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.

We deliver the most innovative gaming experiences possible to players around the world. Whether through community outreach world-class events or partnership integrations the Epic Games Publishing and Marketing teams seek to surprise players with new experiences every time they drop in to play.

Epic Games is seeking a highly strategic culturally fluent and operationally rigorous Influencer Marketing Director to lead creator and talent partnerships across Fortnite. This role will shape how creators streamers athletes musicians entertainers and their communities connect with Fortnite through major launches live-service moments partnerships and creator campaigns.

The ideal candidate combines deep fluency in the Fortnite creator ecosystem with strong strategic judgment communication skills and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced high-volume environment. This person should understand both gaming culture and broader entertainment ecosystems and be equally comfortable building creator strategy managing high-profile talent relationships and navigating complex cross-functional initiatives.

• Develop and lead creator and influencer strategies tied to Fortnite launches partnerships live-service beats and major campaigns
• Translate brand and business objectives into measurable creator programs that drive audience engagement conversation and commercial impact
• Build and manage relationships with key gaming creators streamers athletes entertainers agents and talent representatives across multiple verticals
• Lead high-profile creator and talent integrations from planning through execution including negotiations hospitality experiential activations and content coordination
• Present creator strategies talent recommendations and campaign plans clearly and concisely to senior leadership
• Partner cross-functionally across Paid Media Brand Marketing Competitive IP Partnerships teams and external partners to deliver cohesive global campaigns
• Manage agency partners and oversee campaign execution to ensure work meets Epics creative operational and business standards
• Operate effectively across multiple high-visibility initiatives simultaneously while navigating compressed timelines shifting priorities and fast-moving launch environments

• 8 years of experience in influencer marketing creator partnerships talent relations or cultural marketing within gaming entertainment sports music or adjacent industries
• Deep understanding of Fortnite gaming creators livestream culture and the broader creator ecosystem across Twitch YouTube TikTok Instagram and X
• Proven experience managing high-profile creator or celebrity partnerships including negotiations experiential activations hospitality and complex partner coordination
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to deliver concise strategic recommendations to senior stakeholders
• Experience operating effectively in fast-paced high-volume environments with multiple concurrent launches and evolving priorities
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and the ability to influence teams and stakeholders within highly matrixed organizations
• Experience managing agency partners external vendors and regional campaign execution across global markets
• Demonstrated operational rigor sound judgment and attention to detail with the ability to balance creative thinking and business impact

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.

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.

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.

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