Senior Level Designer

Epic Games; North Carolina; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Long-term disability

Life insurance

401k with match

Mental health program

Unlimited PTO

Sick time

Paid sabbatical

Company events

Job summary

Epic Games is seeking a Lead Level Designer to join our team and help shape engaging gameplay spaces in collaboration with Disney. You will lead a design team of experts, mentor designers, and contribute hands-on when needed to maintain high design quality.

Experience shipping titles and leading design efforts is essential, with strong collaboration with artists and proficiency in Unreal Engine 5 to drive immersive environments.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of experience shipping multiple titles as a Level Designer.
• At least 2 years in a design leadership role leading a team.
• Experience with a level editor (Unreal Engine 5 or similar).
• Hands-on involvement with prop placement, lighting, mood, atmosphere, and design markup.
• Strong experience collaborating and communicating closely with artists.
• Demonstrated ability to improvise and solve problems creatively.

Responsibilities

• Lead the vision and execution for building compelling gameplay spaces, points of interest, and levels.
• Lead, mentor, and grow the design team, helping designers achieve career goals while increasing overall team capability.
• Roll up your sleeves and contribute as an individual contributor when needed, setting the quality bar for design through example.
• Participate actively in high-level decision-making and ensure the design team remains focused on the right priorities to deliver high-quality results.
• Work closely with production teams to define, prioritize, assign, and evaluate design work.

Skills

Level design

Leadership

Collaboration

Unreal Engine 5

Gameplay scripting

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

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 is looking for a Lead Level Designer to join our dynamic team. This person will contribute to various aspects of game design as part of our collaboration with Disney. In this role, you will lead a team of designers to create engaging experiences and points of interest for our players.

In this role, you will

• Lead the vision and execution for building compelling gameplay spaces, points of interest, and levels.
• Lead, mentor, and grow the design team, helping designers achieve career goals while increasing overall team capability.
• Roll up your sleeves and contribute as an individual contributor when needed, setting the quality bar for design through example.
• Participate actively in high-level decision-making and ensure the design team remains focused on the right priorities to deliver high-quality results.
• Work closely with production teams to define, prioritize, assign, and evaluate design work.

What we’re looking for

• Minimum of 7 years of experience shipping multiple titles as a Level Designer.
• At least 2 years of experience in a design leadership role, with demonstrated ability to effectively manage or lead a team.
• Experience with a level editor (Unreal Engine 5 or similar).
• Hands‑on involvement with prop placement, lighting, mood, atmosphere, and design markup.
• Strong experience collaborating and communicating closely with artists.
• Demonstrated ability to improvise and solve problems creatively.

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well‑being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company‑wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

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.

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.