About Epic Games
Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company. Epic develops and publishes games like Fortnite, Unreal Tournament, and Battle Breakers, and also offers its Unreal Engine to developers worldwide. With a rich history spanning over two decades, Epic Games is dedicated to creating groundbreaking experiences for players and developers alike.
About the Role
Epic Games is looking for a Senior Staff UX Designer to help us create a truly epic experience for MetaHuman, the future of real-time digital humans. As a Senior Staff UX Designer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the user experience of MetaHuman, a cutting-edge tool that enables the creation of highly realistic digital humans. You will be responsible for defining, designing, and iterating on intuitive and powerful user interfaces that empower artists, developers, and creators to bring their visions to life.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, artists, and other stakeholders to understand user needs, business requirements, and technical constraints.
- Conduct user research, usability testing, and gather feedback to inform design decisions and validate solutions.
- Translate complex concepts and user requirements into intuitive and elegant user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI designs.
- Advocate for the user throughout the product development lifecycle, ensuring a user-centric approach is maintained.
- Lead and mentor junior designers, fostering a culture of design excellence and continuous improvement.
- Contribute to the overall design system and ensure consistency across MetaHuman and other Epic products.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in UX/UI design, 3D creation, and real-time technology.
Qualifications
- Proven experience as a UX/UI designer, with a strong portfolio showcasing your design process, problem-solving skills, and successful product launches.
- Demonstrable experience leading design initiatives and mentoring other designers.
- Expert proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as Figma.
- Strong understanding of user-centered design principles, information architecture, and interaction design.
- Experience with Unreal Engine or other 3D creation tools is a significant plus.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate design decisions and rationale to diverse audiences.
- Passion for creating exceptional user experiences and a deep understanding of the needs of artists and developers in the game development or real-time technology space.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and adapt to evolving project requirements.