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Principal Game Designer, Engagement (R27003)

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Description

Epic Games is seeking a Principal Game Designer to address high-level engagement challenges within the Fortnite ecosystem. This role involves innovating existing systems like Quests and Passes, creating new structures to guide player experience, and driving vision across cross-disciplinary teams to engage players with goals that enrich their knowledge and tie into broader progression within Fortnite.

What We're Looking For

Craft meaningful goals for players to build their exposure, experience, and mastery of game mechanics within Fortnite.,Spearhead innovation in engagement design, including systems, progression, and rewards, while meeting key engagement metrics.,Communicate and represent a player experience vision to multiple internal teams and support teams in optimizing engagement.,Collaborate with product management and marketing to ensure player satisfaction, game health, and drive ecosystem growth.,Drive collaborative and iterative live design to quickly prototype, implement changes, learn, and iterate.,10+ years of experience shipping multiple titles as a game designer, focusing on engagement content or goal-based progression systems in live-service multiplayer environments.,Demonstrated talent for empathizing with players and a deep understanding of player motivations and goal-setting effects.,Strong interest in Battle Royale (BR) and the Fortnite Ecosystem with an understanding of its mechanics.,Ability to react quickly to changing project needs, drive decisions, and own that vision.

Ideal Candidate

10+ years of experience shipping multiple titles as a game designer, working on engagement content or goal-based progression systems in live-service multiplayer environments.,Demonstrated talent for empathizing with players and a deep understanding of player motivations, forms of play, and the effects of goal setting on play.,Strong interest in BR and the Fortnite Ecosystem with an understanding of what makes them work.

Hard Skills

Game design
system design
progression systems
engagement content
live-service multiplayer environments
Battle Royale (BR) mechanics
Fortnite Ecosystem

Soft Skills

Player-focused
passionate
solutions-focused
innovative
empathetic
collaborative
quick adaptability
decision-making
vision ownership

Benefits

100% employer-paid benefits for employees and dependents
supplemental medical
dental
vision
critical illness
telemedicine
Life and AD&D
long term disability insurance
weekly indemnity (short term disability)
retirement savings plan with competitive employer match
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
robust mental well-being program through Modern Health (free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents).

About the Company

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Epic Games, Inc.

Epic Games is an American video game and software developer and publisher based in Cary, North Carolina. The company is best known for developing the Unreal Engine, the globally popular game Fortnite, and operating the Epic Games Store digital storefront.

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