Rocket League Design Intern — Shape Competitive Gameplay

Epic Games; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Epic Games invites applications for a Game Design Intern position with the Rocket League team (Psyonix). You will collaborate with artists, engineers, designers, producers, and product managers to push the future of Rocket League and its gameplay systems.

You’ll gain hands-on experience on real projects, receive challenging tasks, and contribute to ongoing development while receiving feedback to improve performance.

Qualifications

• Finished student projects or indie games with experience through the entire development cycle.
• Passion for games with a focus on competitive, skill based games
• Strong interest in esports with an understanding of what makes them successful
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to take feedback and direction on assigned tasks
• Contributed code towards a completed project
• Unreal Engine and UEFN experience is required

Responsibilities

• Participate in the ideation and implementation of challenges
• Assist in the development, balance, and delivery of the Rocket Pass
• Maintain Rocket League’s competitive integrity through the tuning and balance of new vehicles
• Work in UEFN to implement new modes while working alongside technical designers and engineers
• Attend playtests, provide feedback, and help identify practical solutions to problems

Skills

Indie games experience

Competitive games

Strong communication

Education

Student in game design or related field

Tools

Unreal Engine

UEFN

Playtesting

Job description

Epic Games invites applications for a Game Design Intern position with the Rocket League team (Psyonix). You will collaborate with artists, engineers, designers, producers, and product managers to push the future of Rocket League and its gameplay systems.

You’ll gain hands-on experience on real projects, receive challenging tasks, and contribute to ongoing development while receiving feedback to improve performance.