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

We are looking for a Senior Partnerships (IP) Producer to join us on the Fortnite team to oversee the execution of activations with external licensing partnerships across multiple products. In this position, you will manage the internal and external coordination of multiple projects from ideation to release, collaborating closely with Partnerships, Art, Gameplay, and Marketing teams. You will be responsible for partner-facing communications throughout the project, managing submissions for partner review and approval, tracking the status of hundreds of individual assets and deliverables, and ensuring feedback is addressed and that all assets are approved in time for release.

In this role, you will

• Work with internal stakeholders to align on the scope and creative deliverables of each partner project, then track the status of partner reviews and approvals of all cosmetics and gameplay involving external brands and partners.

• Clearly present the creative process, feedback checkpoints, proposed scope of creative assets, and timeline expectations to partners during kickoff calls.

• Manage written communications with partners in a professional and timely manner, providing updates and outlining clear requests and deadlines on asset reviews and feedback.

• Manage the internal feedback process with other teams to ensure notes are addressed and sent back to the partner efficiently.

• Coordinate with internal producers to ensure all elements of an activation remain on track for release and account for partner review and feedback.

• Update and maintain a tracking system to provide internal visibility into the current status, risks, and next steps for all in-flight projects.

• Lead a team of producers and work closely with other leads, pushing for high-quality execution on behalf of both Epic and the partner.

What we're looking for

• Minimum 7 years of professional experience in art or gameplay production

• Production team leadership experience and the ability to guide teams through ambiguity and change in a fast-paced environment and high-pressure scenarios, while also managing projects and tracking delivery of large volume, high-quality deliverables with aggressive timelines

• Comfort in controlled chaos - be able to triage, prioritize, and guide the team to stay focused on high-impact initiatives. Passionate about production and partner management, and thrives in a fast-paced environment

• Experience managing external communications with high-caliber partners on behalf of a large company like Epic Games. Able to seek and propose solutions for any challenge presented during the production cycle

• Ability to communicate effectively with varying levels of stakeholders, internally and externally, and collaborate with teams to complete initiatives, communicate frequently and proactively to highlight progress, risks, and mitigations

• Strong understanding of the cosmetics, game dev, and marketing pipeline, and experience working directly with gameplay development teams

• Experience using Shotgrid, JIRA, Miro, Slack, Airtable, Google Suite, and Trello

• Self-starter, you approach challenges creatively and methodically, seeing them through to final resolution

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!

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