At Epic Games, we're looking for a Senior Systems Designer to join our team and contribute to the development of Rocket League.

What You'll Do

As a Senior Systems Designer, you will design, develop, implement, and/or improve systems in accordance with Rocket League design principles. You will work with development teams of Artists, Programmers, Designers, Producers, and Product Managers to develop features and content to entertain and delight the Rocket League player base.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and/or improve systems in accordance with Rocket League design principles.
• Develop game systems that drive match feedback, player analytics, and matchmaking.
• Create clear and concise design documentation and lead design projects for Rocket League.
• Work with Design, Development, Production, and Product leadership across Epic to guide the tactical execution of initiatives related to Rocket League.
• Partner with the Production team to provide a clear timeline regarding design tasks, priorities, and status.
• Drive alignment across multiple stakeholders and guide implementation efforts on features, systems, and/or designs you are responsible for.
• Monitor community feedback, identify player needs, evaluate what's actionable, and create a plan of action to address.

Requirements

• Passion for Rocket League and similar esports-based titles.
• Familiarity and interest in Fortnite Ecosystem features and mechanics.
• Advanced level of professional game design experience (7+ years) with an emphasis in systems design on shipped competitive multiplayer and/or live 'as a service' games.
• Advanced level of professional technical design experience (5+ years) with an emphasis technical implementation on shipped competitive multiplayer games.
• Demonstrable proficiency in written communication and a track record of effectively conveying your design through documentation.
• Exceptional verbal communication skills with experience guiding collaboration across diverse disciplines.
• A passion for active self-growth and the growth of the colleagues around you.
• Experience with Unreal Editor + Blueprints.
• Professional experience with a high-level programming language (e.g., C++, C#, Swift, JavaScript, Python, Verse, etc.).

Benefits

• 100% paid benefits for employees and dependents.
• Supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance.
• Weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match.
• Employee assistance program (EAP) and a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health.

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Your primary focus will be on crafting meaningful goals for players that build their exposure, experience, and mastery of new and existing game mechanics, all while immersing them in the world of Fortnite. You will also spearhead innovation in design for the engagement space, including systems, progression, and rewards, fulfilling key engagement metrics and supporting broad systematic framework needs.

As a key member of our team, you will communicate and represent a vision for the player's experience to multiple teams across the company, as well as supporting teams of all crafts to optimize their engagement. You will collaborate with product management and marketing teams to ensure player satisfaction and overall game health while driving growth across the ecosystem and supporting key activations.

To succeed in this role, you will need to have a strong interest in BR and the Fortnite Ecosystem with an understanding of what makes them work. You should be able to react quickly to changing project needs and drive decisions, then own that vision. You're player-focused, passionate, solutions-focused, and innovative. These traits equal success at Epic and influence everything we do.

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Key responsibilities include:

• Leading day-to-day engagement with external partners to understand their overall goals and ensure all campaign elements reflect both partner objectives and Epic's brand and legal standards

• Acting as Epic's external face within the sports industry, developing strong relationships with leagues, talent agencies, athletes, and brand partners, and representing Epic at major industry events and summits

• Partnering closely with Product and Consumer teams to ensure partnership initiatives align with Epic's broader player, product, and business objectives

• Collaborating with development and creative teams to identify, pitch, and translate sports partnership ideas into compelling gameplay offerings across titles like Fortnite and Rocket League

• Directing, sourcing, and negotiating new sports partnerships while managing inbound and outbound licensing opportunities across sports and entertainment

• Managing end-to-end execution of partnership campaigns, serving as the key liaison and coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery, asset management, go-to-market support, and streamlined partner communication

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Requirements include:

• 8–10+ years of experience in sports partnerships and talent deal-making, with a track record of closing and executing high-profile deals

• Deep understanding of the sports and talent landscape , leagues, teams, talent, and agencies , with robust understanding of digital consumer products and gaming culture

• Existing sports, music, talent industry eminence and relationships, with sharp POV on how to creatively position and storytell with these audiences

• Proven experience in taking product ideas to vision/pitch, requiring strategy background combined with business development, business affairs, and partnership execution

• Excellent organizational and communication skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to multitask across projects while managing shifting priorities calmly and discreetly with senior cross-functional teams

• Use of good judgment, delegation, critical thinking, problem-solving skills and collaboration, especially in stressful situations, and with the ability to remain calm under pressure

• Entrepreneurial self-starter who represents Epic with credibility and momentum across partners and categories

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This role is open to multiple locations across the US (including CA, NYC, & 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.

New York City Base Pay Range: $211,043,$309,530 USD

California Base Pay Range: $193,456,$283,735 USD

Washington Base Pay Range: $175,869,$257,941 USD

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Key responsibilities include:

• Directly responsible for the Pass product design and success. Frame vision and goals for the larger team with an outcomes-driven approach
• Guide design efforts for Passes to create a holistic player experience, including unlock systems, progression systems, rewards, and monetization structures, co-leading feature development with UX/UI and Product partners
• Work with both 1st party and 3rd party experiences, such as Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN), to ensure progression integrity regardless of where players choose to play
• Monitor and maintain healthy play in Fortnite, including providing direction and mentoring the XP system team. Establish guardrails and a strategy for the XP system
• Attend playtests and play the live game to provide feedback, and identify practical solutions to problems and opportunities to incorporate into your team's work

We're looking for someone with 7+ years of experience across game design as a senior leader overseeing pass-type engagement systems; subscription experience is a plus. You should be highly analytical, eager and comfortable monitoring data streams and working with Data Scientists, Analysts, and Product Managers to align on product goals.

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