Gameplay Design Intern - Epic Games

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.

GAMEPLAY DESIGN INTERN

What You'll Do

Epic Games is on the lookout for dynamic interns to join our dev teams in 2026. Whether you work on Fortnite, Unreal Engine, or any of our other games, products, and services, you'll join a team that's pushing the limits of interactive entertainment. Our Interns are given challenging projects throughout the work term and are provided with a meaningful experience with high expectations for performance. If you want to build something Epic, this is the opportunity for you!

In this role, you will

• Participate in the ideation and brainstorming of new items for upcoming seasons of Fortnite Battle Royale
• Investigate and fix bugs with features in a way that grows your overall knowledge of Fortnite design and technical implementation
• Learn how to own items and features as a vision holder, creating documentation and owning the outcome
• Work in the Unreal Engine to implement your designs in Blueprint in close collaboration with other designers, programmers, QA analysts, animators, VFX artists, sound artists, UI designers, and others
• Attend playtests, provide feedback, and help identify practical solutions to problems

What we're looking for

• Finished student projects or indie games with experience through the entire development cycle
• Passion for games with a wide breadth of game knowledge
• Strong interest in multiplayer games with an understanding of what makes them successful
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to take feedback and direction on assigned tasks
• Some experience in scripting with items worked on in a completed project
• Unreal Engine and UEFN experience is required

This internship has a flexible start date in 2026. Recruitment will be ongoing until teams find an ideal match. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the posting location for the duration of the internship. For more information about Epic’s Early Career Program, visit epicgames.com/earlycareers. This is going to be Epic!