UI/UX Director

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Cary, NC
In-Office
Gaming • Metaverse
The Role
WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

UX DESIGNWhat We Do

We design customer and user-focused experiences that are fresh and innovative, while problem solving by anticipating user behavior and hurdles. We approach the most complex of problems and address them with simple, intuitive, and useful solutions.

What You'll Do

Epic Games is looking for a passionate leader that can drive change across impactful areas of the Fortnite ecosystem. These areas include (but are not limited to) the Shop, Locker, and Passes flows. The right candidate will be able to effectively guide a strong team of UX designers, advocate forward-thinking strategies, and produce scalable features and systems for our millions of players across the world. Proficiency in generating wireframes, design documentation, and prototyping is a requirement.

In this role, you will
  • Lead a team of UX designers (2-6) working in one of the major initiatives on Fortnite.
  • Work with Product Directors and Game Designers to translate goals and constraints into compelling user-facing experiences.
  • Collaborate with other UX/UI Craft leads, ensuring strong cross-team relationships and communication.
  • Present and pitch designs to Product Managers, Developers, and Stakeholders.
  • Produce UX design work such as competitive analysis, information architecture, content strategy, user stories, journey mapping, and accessibility standards.
  • Work collaboratively across multiple teams within Fortnite to create consistency and resolve design discrepancies.
  • Build flexible design systems that enhance our ability to design more efficiently and consistently.
What we're looking for
  • You have 7+ years of experience working collaboratively to design features and complex UX systems and complete them across multiple platforms (mobile, web, PC, consoles).
  • You have 7+ years of experience working in flexible environments and on multi-disciplinary teams.
  • You have 4+ years of experience managing a team of 1-4 people or equivalent training.
  • 5+ years of experience presenting to other team members and stakeholders.
  • You are a service-oriented, empathetic, and compassionate leader.
  • You are skilled with Figma, the Adobe Suite, and prototyping software.
  • You have a strong online portfolio demonstrating user-centered design solutions with strong visual direction and interaction design.
EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

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.

ABOUT US

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!

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.

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The Company
HQ: Cary, NC
5,500 Employees
Year Founded: 1991

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.

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