Job Description
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.
GAME DESIGN INTERN What You'll Do Epic Games is looking for a design intern to work with our gameplay team on a new game project. In this role, you'll be embedded with the gameplay team, helping to create features and systems that delight players with fresh experiences. As an intern, you will work closely with the Gameplay Designers here at Epic and be a part of a cross-discipline development team that owns the vision and drives to create innovative features and content that expand the Fortnite universe.
In this role, you will - Work with Gameplay designers to learn and create an Epic action game
- Work in the UEFN and the Unreal Engine to implement your designs in close collaboration with engineers, animators, VFX, sound artists and others
- Participate in iterative prototyping, both paper-based and in-game
- Attend playtests, provide feedback, and identify practical solutions to problems
What we're looking for - Finished student projects or indie games with experience through the entire development cycle
- Passion for games with a wide breadth of game knowledge
- Strong interest in multiplayer games with an understanding of what makes them successful
- Exceptional communication skills and the ability to take feedback and direction on assigned tasks
- Some experience in scripting with items worked on in a completed project
- Unreal Engine and UEFN experience is required
This internship has a flexible start date in 2025. Recruitment will be ongoing until teams find an ideal match. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the posting location for the duration of the internship. For more information about Epic's Early Career Program, visit epicgames.com/earlycareers. This is going to be Epic!
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! 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.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.
Job Tags
Permanent employment, Full time, Flexible hours,