Senior Staff UX Designer (Metaverse)

About the Role

Epic Games is looking for a Senior Staff UX Designer to help us build the future of the Metaverse and the tools to bring it to life. We’re seeking an experienced, passionate, and visionary leader with a desire to define the foundations of an emerging field. If you are comfortable charting unknown territory with curiosity and courage, then this is the role for you!

What You'll Do

• Identify, define, and drive UX strategy for Epic's metaverse products, including user needs, product requirements, design guidelines, and overall user experience vision.
• Lead end-to-end user experience design, from concept to launch, for complex systems and features, ensuring alignment with product goals and user needs.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and other designers to translate product requirements into intuitive and engaging user interfaces and experiences.
• Conduct user research, usability testing, and other user-centered design activities to gather insights and validate design decisions.
• Develop and maintain detailed wireframes, prototypes, user flows, and specifications to effectively communicate design ideas and solutions.
• Advocate for user-centered design principles and best practices across the organization, mentoring junior designers and fostering a culture of design excellence.
• Contribute to the evolution of our design system, ensuring consistency and scalability across all products.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in UX design, particularly within the metaverse and gaming space.

What We're Looking For

• Proven track record of success in designing and shipping complex digital products, with a focus on platform-level experiences or metaverse-related projects.
• Expertise in user research methodologies, usability principles, and interaction design best practices.
• Proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Miro, Spline, Unreal Engine, or other relevant 3D tools.
• Strong portfolio showcasing your UX design process, problem-solving skills, and ability to create impactful user experiences.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively articulate design decisions and rationale to diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, managing multiple projects and priorities effectively.
• A passion for gaming, virtual worlds, and the future of interactive entertainment.
• Experience with design systems and their implementation is a plus.
• Experience in UX leadership or mentoring roles.
• Strong understanding of design processes and ability to lead and guide teams through complex design challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to drive UX strategy and contribute to product vision.
• Exceptional creative thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.