UX Designer

Epic Games; Montreal; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game development company in Montreal is seeking a UX Designer to shape the future of their flagship game. The role involves creating engaging user experiences, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and delivering design solutions. Ideal candidates will have a passion for games and a strong understanding of UX principles. This position offers comprehensive benefits including health coverage and a retirement savings plan.

Benefits

100% health benefits for employees and dependents

Supplemental medical and vision coverage

Mental well-being program

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and shipping successful products across multiple platforms.
• Strong understanding of UX fundamentals.
• Passion for making and playing games.

Responsibilities

• Deliver wireframes, flows, prototypes, and specifications.
• Participate in design critiques and usability testing.
• Collaborate with UI Artists and programmers.

Skills

Communication of design ideas

End-to-end product experience

Player empathy

Self-motivation

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.

UX DESIGN What We Do

We design customer and user-focused experiences that are fresh and innovative, while problem solving by anticipating user behavior and hurdles. We approach the most complex of problems and address them with simple, intuitive, and useful solutions.

What You'll Do

Epic Games is seeking a UX Designer to help shape the future of Fortnite and the broader Epic ecosystem. You’ll join the Fortnite UX team, working closely with product managers, programmers, and other designers to bring engaging player experiences to life. You’ll contribute to the design of key features, create prototypes and specifications, and help ensure our designs are both delightful and functional at scale.

In this role, you will

• Deliver clear wireframes, flows, prototypes, and specifications to communicate design solutions
• Participate in design critiques, usability testing, and iteration to ensure the best player experience
• Contribute to design systems and shared patterns while applying them to your work
• Communicate design ideas effectively, adapting the level of detail to the audience.
• Work collaboratively with UI Artists, Tech UI Designers, programmers, and UX Researchers to develop features

What we're looking for

• You can clearly communicate your design ideas and feedback with other designers and stakeholders
• You have experience contributing to end-to-end product experiences, with a strong understanding of UX fundamentals
• You take ownership of the craft and quality of your work, ensuring products meet a high bar. Proactively collaborating with the team, you identify and pursue opportunities for improvement when necessary
• You have a passion for making and playing games, and have a strong sense of player empathy
• You consistently demonstrate a high level of self-motivation and a genuine commitment to personal growth and development
• Please submit a portfolio of relevant design work that conveys your experience in designing and shipping successful products across multiple platforms (mobile, PC, and console platforms)

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.

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.