Director, Production (Licensed IP and Partner Titles - Fortnite Ecosystem)

The role

This role leads production for the licensed IP and partner titles slate within the Fortnite ecosystem. You will manage end-to-end delivery, coordinate with internal and external teams, and oversee live operations for these experiences.

What you will do

• Own launch readiness per title and chair weekly status meetings
• Act as the production face to licensor partners and align on brand guidelines
• Own the live operating rhythm of the platform including release cadence and monetization
• Build and run the production organization across UK and US timezones
• Manage vendor statements of work, budgets, and capacity plans
• Own the production view of the roadmap across the organization
• Lead AI adoption and evolution of production practices

Required qualifications

• Significant experience shipping games or live services from inside a first-party or internal development organisation
• Experience managing multiple external partners in parallel including publishing production
• Experience leading live operations for a platform or live service at scale
• Demonstrated experience owning multi-million dollar budgets, vendor management and capacity planning
• Ability to present and defend budgets at the executive level
• Proven ability to establish production methodologies and standards
• Strong people leader who builds effective teams and empowers others through delegation
• Calm, low-ego and empathetic leader
• Strong strategic judgment
• Comfortable collaborating closely with teams and partners across the UK and US time zones

Nice to have

• Passion for user-generated content and creator communities

Benefits

• Generous benefit plans
• Discretionary incentive programs

About the company

Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company that makes award-winning games and engine technology. For over 30 years, they have developed Unreal Engine technology used across various industries.