Quest Designer

**WHAT MAKES US EPIC?**:
At the core of Epic's success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it's building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we're always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We're constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

**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 Quest Designer to join our team working on Fortnite: Battle Royale. In this role, you'll contribute alongside a team of designers in order to create quest and NPC content that supports a variety of systems, modes, and playstyles. Quest Designers at Epic work with a cross-discipline development team responsible for engaging players with goals that enrich their experience and tie in to broader forms of progression.

**In this role, you will**:

- Work with the team to craft 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 and fostering a positive player experience
- Contribute to the design for a season's quest, NPC, and activation-related content that fulfills key player engagement metrics and supports broad systematic framework needs
- Be part of an openly collaborative, friendly, and fun team
- Help tutorialize items, movement, and other seasonal gameplay mechanics and locations to invite players to enjoy their time playing Battle Royale
- Provide feedback to other designers while seeking feedback and iterating on your own content
- Work within Unreal Engine, leveraging both custom Design tools and Blueprints to make the most enjoyable experience possible for our audience

**What we're looking for**:

- 3+ years experience as a game designer working on quest content or goal-based progression systems
- Experience designing game content for the GaaS model
- Passion for games with a wide breadth of game knowledge
- Demonstrated talent for empathizing with players and a deep understanding of player motivations, forms of play, and the effects of goal setting on play
- Strong interest in Battle Royale and multiplayer games with an understanding of what makes them work
- In-depth understanding of Fortnite and its approach to quests
- Motivated self-starter who can structure and plan their own work
- Solution-oriented problem solver who can react quickly to changing project needs
- A constant willingness to learn and grow

**ABOUT US**:
Epic Games spans across 19 countries with 55 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**:
Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.

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