Product Director, EPIC Games
Content & Animation
$251.4-368.8k
Salary based in California and may vary in further locations
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Interactive entertainment company
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Interactive entertainment company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$251.4-368.8k
Salary based in California and may vary in further locations
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create fun games we want to play and building the art and tools we need to bring those games to life.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for a creative and technically astute Product Director who understands what makes characters engaging and believable—from the subtleties of animation to the rhythm of dialogue and emotional delivery
- 8+ years of product management experience with a focus on creative tools, character pipelines, or animation systems
- Deep understanding of character performance and animation workflows, including facial animation, body motion, voice, and narrative integration
- Experience shipping content-focused products or tools in games, film, interactive media, or virtual production environments
- Ability to work closely with multidisciplinary teams across creative and technical domains
- Strong systems thinker with a user-first mindset and attention to detail
- Excellent communication and leadership skills with experience in building consensus across diverse stakeholders
- Familiarity with Unreal Engine's animation and narrative tools (e.g., MetaHuman, Sequencer, Control Rig)
- Background in technical art, animation direction, or narrative systems design
- Experience working with emerging creative technologies and rapidly evolving pipelines
What the job involves
- Product Management partners with game development, publishing, marketing, and platform teams to provide a data and market-driven view of product strategy that aligns with business goals
- As part of Epic’s Growth Team, we use our product expertise to identify and drive growth levers to grow our player base and business
- Epic Games is developing the next generation of creative tools that will empower developers and artists to bring emotionally rich characters and immersive worlds to life
- We’re focused on enhancing storytelling and expression through new, powerful systems that combine character animation, voice and narrative
- This role is at the center of defining how creators interact with this innovative technology to craft compelling, realistic, and stylized performances across games, film, and interactive media
- In this role, you will spearhead the strategic vision for these groundbreaking tools, collaborating with R&D, animation, narrative, and engineering teams to develop experimental prototypes and refine them into production-ready toolsets
- Lead the product strategy for next-generation content and animation tools focused on character performance, narrative, and expressive media
- Directly contribute to the crafting of prototype experiences that set a new quality standard and demonstrate the effectiveness of our tools and workflows
- Partner with design, R&D, and creative teams to develop pipelines that support dynamic and high-quality character experiences
- Define success metrics, creative quality standards, and usability benchmarks to guide product development
- Work closely with content creators—animators, writers, technical artists—to deeply understand their workflows and challenges and advocate for creators and user-centric design in the development of innovative content creation tools
- Drive the product roadmap in alignment with both internal content team needs and broader platform vision
- Ensure integration and compatibility with Epic’s existing toolsets/pipelines (e.g., Unreal Engine, Control Rig, Sequencer, MetaHuman)
Our take
Epic Games is the creator of Fortnite, Unreal, Gears of War, Shadow Complex, and the Infinity Blade series of games. Epic's Unreal Engine technology brings high-fidelity, interactive experiences to PC, console, mobile, AR, VR and the Web. Its recent announcement - Unreal Engine 5 - is set to lay the technical foundations for countless future releases.
Epic Games' model focuses on two key areas: creating games and offering its game engine technology to other developers. Doing this means that Epic Games' brand stretches beyond their own direct creations. The company has been able to put its name to some of the most iconic games of the last 20 years. Its most recent success is undoubtedly the creation of Fortnite, which has gained hundreds of millions of users since its launch in 2017.
Long-established as one of the leaders in their field, these are undoubtedly exciting times for Epic Games. The release of next-generation consoles like the PS5 has enabled Epic Games to push the limits of their software, meaning it'll lead the charge in the creation of next-gen games. 2024 saw an unprecedented investment in Epic Games by Disney, amounting to $1.5 billion. This will enable Disney to promote iconic characters through the Fortnite game. With the number of people enjoying video games continuing to grow, there is no sign of Epic Games slowing down any time soon.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
18% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Feb 2024
$1.5bn
LATE VC
Apr 2022
$2bn
LATE VC
Total funding: $8.6bn
Company benefits
- Insurance: Health, dental, and vision
- Retirement plan, 401(k) plan
- Performance bonuses (quarterly)
- Maternity/Paternity leave
- Paid holidays and sick days
- Employee discounts at the Epic Store
- Free lunches and snacks on site
- Pet-friendly offices so you can bring your well-behaved pet to work
- Company-sponsored social events such as happy hours and special events
Company HQ
Cary, NC
Leadership
Tim Sweeney
(CEO)Founded 'Potomac Computer Systems', which would later become Epic Games, in 1991, from his parents' house in Maryland.
Mark Rein
(Vice President)Joined Sweeney in 1992, when the two renamed Sweeney's company into 'Epic Games'.
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