UX Director, EPIC Games
Mobile & Epic Games Store
$224.8-329.7k
In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in discretionary incentive programs
Interactive entertainment company
Be an early applicant
Interactive entertainment company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$224.8-329.7k
In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in discretionary incentive programs
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
- Proven experience leading product design teams, with a strong portfolio of shipped products across mobile, web, and/or gaming platforms
- A strategic thinker with the ability to define and communicate a compelling UX vision that inspires both executives and cross-functional teams
- Exceptional leadership and people-management skills, with a track record of growing and mentoring designers at various levels
- Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and build alignment across disciplines and organizational levels
- A highly skilled communicator and presenter, comfortable sharing concepts and strategies with executives, peers, and stakeholders
- Deep understanding of end-to-end product design, from discovery to launch, with an ability to guide teams in balancing user needs with business outcomes
- Experience building and scaling design systems, processes, and workflows across multiple product teams
- A strong advocate for users, with the ability to synthesize research and insights into actionable design direction
- A passion for games, creativity, and shaping experiences that bring joy to millions of players and creators
What the job involves
- 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
- We’re seeking a UX Director to lead, grow, and inspire our design team as we create world-class experiences for Epic players and creators
- You’ll be responsible for driving the UX vision across multiple products and platforms, ensuring consistency, quality, and innovation in every interaction
- As a senior design leader, you will work closely with executives and cross-functional partners to shape strategy, present bold ideas, and deliver meaningful user experiences that connect millions of players and creators around the world
- Define and drive the UX vision and strategy for a portfolio of products, aligning with company and product goals
- Manage and mentor a team of product designers, providing guidance, feedback, and career development opportunities
- Partner with executive leadership to present design strategies, user insights, and progress updates, influencing at the highest levels of decision-making
- Foster collaboration across product, engineering, research, and marketing teams to deliver cohesive, high-quality player experiences
- Establish and evolve design systems, processes, and best practices that scale across multiple teams and products and advocate for the user while balancing business goals, technical constraints, and product timelines
- Encourage innovation by driving design explorations, workshops, and critiques that inspire breakthrough thinking while building a strong culture of design excellence, collaboration, and accountability within the team
- Partner with other design and product leaders to ensure consistency across Epic’s ecosystem, connecting journeys between products and services and work with the design team to refine and elevate the visual language of the Epic Games Store
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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