- Senior
- Office in Cary
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.
PRODUCTION
What We Do
Whether it’s driving a vision from start to finish or collaborating with teams to inspire and deliver projects of Epic quality, Epic’s production teams take pride in consistently delivering world-class products and experiences.
What You'll Do
As a Senior Producer, focused on our Platform space, you will partner with cross-disciplinary team members to develop features for the Fortnite Frontend. You will handle and organize large-scale program management and drive technical transformation. You excel in organization, have exceptional communication abilities, are driven and curious, and are comfortable managing complex projects. The ideal candidates are passionate about game technology and have a history of working within technical, distributed environments.
In this role, you will
- Partner with discipline leads to determine the time and people necessary to complete projects, while also improving and developing processes based on the needs of the teams, initiatives, and products
- Build and maintain project plans, schedules, resource allocations, and roadmaps, considering dependencies across multiple development teams to ensure successful releases
- Collaborate and align with our UEFN team and game teams regarding their product and technical needs, driving stakeholder management and touchpoints with these partners
- Provide transparent communications on project status and risks to stakeholders to ensure they are adequately informed of any impacts from upcoming releases
- Partner with multiple leaders to understand and balance priorities, requirements, and critical timelines, and lead scope conversations and scenario planning
- Collaborate with producers and other disciplines on the development teams needed to complete initiatives, communicate frequently, and proactively to highlight progress, risks, and mitigations
- Manage both internal and external resources as they pertain to resource allocation, budget forecasts, and actuals
What we're looking for
- Experience with AAA games or game platforms from concept to release
- Previous experience working in a production role where you've managed cross-functional teams in creating and delivering complex projects
- Ability to lead roadmap planning activities, including feedback collection, requirements gathering, initiative build-out, feature breakdown, estimations, and resourcing to drive a solid roadmap that achieves defined strategic product goals.
- Deep understanding of game or platform development, software development process, and project management practices
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- A good knowledge of light-touch production systems that allow teams to thrive without unnecessary overhead
- Have the ability to communicate with varying levels of stakeholders within your team and throughout the company
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.
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