TL;DR

Design Director, Battle Pass (Fortnite): Leading the vision and directly owning the outcome of Passes across Fortnite, focusing on designing unlock, progression, rewards, and monetization systems. Focus on creating a holistic player experience, ensuring progression integrity across 1st and 3rd party experiences, and establishing guardrails for the XP system.

Location: Porto Alegre, Brazil

Company

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally, making award-winning games and engine technology.

What you will do

  • Be directly responsible for the Pass product design and success and frame vision and goals for the larger team.
  • Guide design efforts for Passes to create a holistic player experience.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience across game design as a senior leader overseeing pass-type engagement systems; subscription experience is a plus
  • Highly analytical and comfortable monitoring data streams and working with Data Scientists, Analysts, and Product Managers.
  • Strong stakeholder management across the teams that make Battle Pass possible (Art & Cosmetics, Progression, Marketing, Product Management, Gameplay Design, Quest).
  • Deep experience with PC / Console, Mobile, F2P, and Live Service Progression & Monetization Systems.
  • An innovator in the space that tracks industry trends and defines new ones, thinking abstractly in spaces without precedent to define the future of pass design.
  • Demonstrated talent for empathizing with players and a deep understanding of player motivations, forms of play, and the effects of goal setting on play.
  • Interest in progression products in Fortnite, Battle Royale, or other multiplayer games, with an understanding of what makes them effective.

Culture & Benefits

  • Pay 100% for benefits for both employees (EEs) and dependents (deps), including medical, dental, and life insurance.
  • Offer supplemental benefits including daily meal vouchers, and commuter benefits for onsite employees.