Balance Designer - Systems

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DESIGN

What 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

Epic Games is looking for a Balance Designer to join our team working on Fortnite. In this role, you will tune and balance Fortnite items, limited-time modes, and other gameplay systems. This role will have extra emphasis on loot tables, gameplay systems design, and economy design. Balance Designers at Epic identify live issues and create hotfixes for game content in real time and will focus on proactively balancing future gameplay features in coordination with other teams.

In this role, you will

• Work on and own the design of itemization systems, including loot tables, rarity, and affixes, to ensure a satisfying and diverse loot meta for several different game modes
• Design, implement, and maintain/tune gameplay systems, such as gold bars, based on goals and data; This includes transient and persistent gameplay economies or progression systems
• Use data to inform design decisions and measure outcomes. Identify practical solutions to problems and help drive empathetic design to improve player experience
• Adjust live balance in real-time; Adjusting numbers, loot, and all knobs available to come up with the optimal solutions. Helping pre-emptively set features to be balanced/adjusted post-launch
• Tuning and balancing Fortnite items, limited-time modes, and other gameplay systems
• Work closely with other game design teams to iterate and provide feedback and polish to the design process
• Working effectively in a collaborative environment, providing input and regular feedback

What we're looking for

• 5+ years experience in game design, focusing on systems design and balance
• Previous gameplay (non-MTX) economy design is a plus
• Previous experience on a live service, multiplayer PVP, or battle royale product is a plus
• Prior experience with Unreal Engine (especially blueprints)
• Ability to communicate your ideas and collaborate with others (written or verbal)
• Ability to react to changing project needs and directions extremely quickly
• It's a plus if you have any experience with analytics tools/languages/processes (SQL, Tableau, Databricks, Grafana, etc)
• Deep understanding and passion for Fortnite

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

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!

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