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Principal Game Designer, Engagement (R27003)

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Description

Epic Games is seeking a Principal Game Designer to drive the vision and innovation of player engagement systems within the Fortnite ecosystem. This includes enhancing existing features like Quests and Passes and developing new frameworks to guide player experience. The role involves leading cross-disciplinary teams to establish meaningful player goals that deepen their understanding and progression within the game.

What We're Looking For

Craft meaningful goals for players to expand their exposure, experience, and mastery of new and existing Fortnite game mechanics, immersing them in the game world.,Lead innovation in engagement design, encompassing systems, progression, and rewards, to meet key engagement metrics and support broad systematic framework needs.,Communicate and represent the vision for the player's experience to various internal teams and support crafts in optimizing engagement.,Collaborate with product management and marketing teams to ensure player satisfaction, maintain overall game health, drive ecosystem growth, and support key activations.,Drive collaborative and iterative live design processes for rapid prototyping, quick implementation of changes, learning from results, and continuous iteration.

Ideal Candidate

10+ years of experience shipping multiple titles as a game designer, with a focus on engagement content or goal-based progression systems in live-service multiplayer environments.,Demonstrated talent for player empathy and a deep understanding of player motivations, forms of play, and the impact of goal setting on gameplay.,Strong interest in Battle Royale (BR) and the Fortnite Ecosystem, coupled with an understanding of their success factors.,Ability to react swiftly to evolving project needs, drive decisions, and maintain ownership of the vision.,Player-focused, passionate, solutions-focused, and innovative mindset.

Hard Skills

Game Design
Live-service Game Development
Multiplayer Environments
System Design
Progression Systems
Reward Systems
Prototyping
Iterative Design

Soft Skills

Empathy
Player-focused
Passion
Solutions-focused
Innovation
Communication
Collaboration
Visionary Leadership

Benefits

100% paid medical for employees and dependents
100% paid dental for employees and dependents
100% paid life insurance for employees and dependents
Daily meal vouchers
Commuter benefits for onsite employees

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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