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
We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.
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. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic’s generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).
British Columbia Base Pay Range
$122,375—$179,484 USD
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.
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