Design Director, Battle Pass

Epic Games; Quebec; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% benefits coverage for employees &

Mental well-being program

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

Epic Games is seeking a Design Director to lead the vision for Fortnite Pass products, including Battle Pass and Music Pass. You will own outcomes across design, progression, and monetization, collaborating with UXUI, Product, Marketing, and QA to ensure a holistic player experience.

You will work with leaders across teams and external partners to align strategy, attend playtests, mentor teams, and drive the future of pass design in Fortnite and related experiences.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in game design leadership, focusing on pass-type engagement systems.
• Strong data literacy and ability to work with data scientists and product teams.
• Proven stakeholder management across art, design, production, and marketing.

Responsibilities

• Lead the vision for Pass products across Fortnite, including Battle Pass and related passes.
• Frame goals and outcomes for the team and oversee design efforts for rewards, progression, and monetization.
• Collaborate with Epic partners in UXUI, Product Management, and Marketing to ensure product success.
• Provide direction to XP system teams and participate in live playtests to iterate on design.

Skills

Pass design leadership

Data-driven

Stakeholder management

Progression systems

Player psychology

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Unreal Editor

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.

What You’ll Do

Epic Games’ Fortnite team is looking for a Design Director to lead the vision for the Battle Pass, Fortnite Crew, and other pass products (e.g., Music Pass and other themed passes). You will be responsible for establishing the vision and directly owning the outcome of Passes across Fortnite. You will collaborate with peers in Game Design, UXUI, Production, Art, and QA to ensure overall product success. This role emphasizes working with leaders outside of the core Pass Team, including Art, Seasonal Design (Quest, Gameplay), UXUI, Product Management, Data Science, and Marketing, and aligning with Executive Stakeholders.

In this role, you will

• Be directly responsible for the Pass product design and success. Frame vision and goals for the larger team with an outcomes-driven approach
• Guide design efforts for Passes to create a holistic player experience, including unlock systems, progression systems, rewards, and monetization structures, co-leading feature development with UXUI and Product partners
• 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. Establish guardrails and a strategy for the XP system
• 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

What we're looking for

• 7+ years of experience across game design as a senior leader overseeing pass-type engagement systems; subscription experience is a plus
• Highly analytical – eager and comfortable monitoring data streams and working with Data Scientists, Analysts, and Product Managers to align on product goals
• 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. Every Pass is a new opportunity to try something new and expand impact
• 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

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

• We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents
• Coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance
• Weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match
• EAP (employee assistance program)
• Robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents

ABOUT US

Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 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.