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DESIGNWhat We Do
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 seeking a Level Designer to join our dynamic team and contribute to various aspects of game design for our collaboration with Disney. In this role, you'll utilize your experience, knowledge of design tools, and sense of scale to push the visual quality of the game and delight players with fresh experiences. Level Designers at Epic are a part of a cross-discipline content team working to develop great looking levels.
In this role, you will
- Create buildings, natural landmarks, and POIs within the Disney universe to design visually appealing and fun locations that follow gameplay rules
- Focus on building collaborative and compelling gameplay spaces
- Use content to tell stories and push ambient storytelling in the world
- Use your experience and tools to make the world come alive
- Help drive the vision of in-game locations from planning all the way to ship
- Work effectively in a collaborative environment, providing input, and regular feedback
What we're looking for
- Minimum 4+ years of experience shipping multiple titles as a level designer
- Experience using a level editor (UE5, or similar)
- Direct involvement with prop placement, lighting, mood/atmosphere, and design markup
- Experience working closely and communicating with artists, programmers and production
- Demonstrated ability to improvise and creatively solve problems
- Ability to react quickly to changing project needs and directions, along with strong problem-solving skills and a solution-oriented mindset
- Visual scripting experience (Blueprints, for example)
- Experience with procedural level generation
EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE
We pay 100% for benefits except for PMI (for dependents). Our current benefits package includes pension, private medical insurance, health care cash plan, dental insurance, disability and life insurance, critical illness, cycle to work scheme, flu shots, health checks, and meals. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.
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.
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