UX Designer

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Cary, NC
126K-185K Annually
5-7 Years Experience
Gaming • Metaverse
The Role
As a UX Designer at Epic, you will collaborate across teams to create innovative user experiences for various platforms, generate wireframes and prototypes, present designs, and work on design systems that enhance efficiency.
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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 is looking for a talented UX designer to work on several initiatives as part of our collaboration with Disney. As a UX designer, you will work with the development teams across the different initiatives and partner with the UI/UX Director to establish consistent flows and patterns for this exciting new project. You will generate wireframes, documentation, and prototypes to create well-thought-out features and systems. You will then work with a multidisciplinary team to ship these features to create a memorable experience for our players.

In this role, you will

  • Work with Game Designers to translate goals and constraints into compelling user-facing experiences
  • Collaborate with UI artists to create an innovative, first-class experience
  • Create wireframes, interactive prototypes, and documentation that clearly convey ideas
  • Present and pitch designs to Product Managers, Developers, and Stakeholders
  • Work alongside Programmers, UI Technical Designers, and UX Researchers to develop features and systems
  • Produce UX design work such as competitive analysis, information architecture, content strategy, user stories, journey mapping, and accessibility standards
  • Work collaboratively across multiple teams to create consistency and build design systems that enhance our ability to design more efficiently and consistently

What we're looking for

  • You have 5+ years of experience working collaboratively to design features and complex UX systems through to completion across multiple platforms (mobile, web, pc, consoles)
  • You have 5+ years of experience working in Agile environments and on multi-disciplinary teams and have at least 2+ years of experience shipping updates and new features to a user base on a regular cadence
  • You have excellent written and verbal communication skills and at least 3-4 years of experience presenting to other team members and stakeholders
  • You are skilled with Figma, the Adobe Suite, and prototyping software
  • You are known for your ability to simplify complex spaces into clear wireframes and prototypes that are easy to understand and articulate
  • You have a solid online portfolio that demonstrates user-centered design solutions with strong visual direction and interaction design
  • You have a passion for making and playing games
  • You’re a proactive individual who naturally leans into owning outcomes from start to finish
  • You’re highly proactive and able to work autonomously, but you enjoy collaborating as part of a high-performing team
  • You’re able to deal with ambiguity well and adapt to changes of plan quickly, and you want to work with a team that values collaboration over individual success
  • Bonus Points:
    • You have worked on 2+ AAA game titles.
    • You have worked on a project that shipped on several different platforms (PC/Console/Mobile)
    • You are passionate about Disney
    • You’ve built complex, successful design systems
    • A degree in related fields (Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Psychology, Interaction Design, etc) 

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

$126,276$185,192 USD

Washington Base Pay Range

$120,527$176,773 USD

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
On-site Workplace
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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