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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 You'll Do
The Walt Disney Company and Epic Games are collaborating on an all-new games and entertainment universe.
In addition to being a world-class games experience, this new persistent universe will offer a multitude of opportunities for consumers to play, watch, and engage with content, characters, and stories from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar, and more.
Players, gamers, and fans of all kinds will be able to create their own stories and experiences, express their fandom in a distinctly Disney way, and share content with each other in ways that they love. Come join us in creating the future of interactive entertainment.
Epic Games is looking for a character-focused Narrative Systems Designer to join our dynamic team. You’ll be a key player on a team that designs, writes and implements NPC interactions that delight, engage, and retain players. You’ll also take part in discussions around new features, using your experience to help steer early ideas in the best direction.
In this role, you will
- Design and implement NPC interactions with the player, focusing on each character's personality, background and narrative
- Think about character interactions and story systemically, bringing both technical skills and a creative writing touch to your day-to-day work
- Work closely with leads to develop and validate satisfying relationship systems with characters
- Work with Production and your Leads to identify and prioritize work essential for creating these systems
- Create deeply engaging conversations and questlines
- Work with emerging technologies to help us shape the future of believable characters in games
What we're looking for
- Experience shipping multiple AAA titles as a Game Designer
- A deep understanding of narrative design: you think about story & narrative systemically as well as creatively
- Implementation experience with development tools, game engines (preferably UE 4/5), and pipelines. Your ability to implement narrative systems in the engine will be a plus
- A solid understanding of game design principles and player motivation
- Ability to take ownership and communicate initiatives to ensure they are completed on time and in line with the design vision
This role is open to multiple locations across North America and Europe (including CA & 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 aren’t limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic’s generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).
California Base Pay Range
$123,260—$180,782 USD
Washington Base Pay Range
$112,055—$164,348 USD
Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've 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. Epic's 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.
Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!
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What We Do
Founded in 1991, Epic Games is an American company founded by CEO Tim Sweeney. The company is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, and has more than 50 offices worldwide. Today Epic is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates one of the world’s largest games, Fortnite, and Epic has over 600 million accounts with over 5 billion friend connections across Fortnite, Fall Guys, Rocket League, and the Epic Games Store. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is also adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content.
