Epic Games

Player Marketing Director

Epic Games$130K — $160K *
Cary, NC 27513In-Person
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of marketing experience, particularly in player, lifecycle, or growth marketing for games or live products.
  • Experience building growth strategies across multiple titles, not just single game experiences.
  • Strong quantitative and analytical skills with hands-on experience in marketing analytics and funnel measurement.
  • Proven ability to ruthlessly prioritize projects across high-volume workstreams.
  • Excellent executive presence with strong communication skills for storytelling to senior leadership.
  • Experience working with external partners and licensors.
  • Ability to adapt to ambiguity in developing marketing plans.

Responsibilities

  • Own player marketing strategy and execution for a portfolio of content in the Fortnite ecosystem.
  • Lead marketing planning for new experiences and collaborate with product and studio teams from development.
  • Build and scale a data-driven marketing practice, defining KPIs and measuring ROI clearly.
  • Develop genre-focused campaigns and manage in-game live events and IP partnerships.
  • Manage and coach a team of marketing managers, focusing on high-impact work priorities.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with various teams including brand, creative, and community.
  • Represent player marketing in executive discussions with well-prepared storytelling.

Benefits

  • 100% premiums covered for medical, dental, and vision for employees and dependents.
  • Long-term disability and life insurance coverage included.
  • 401k plan with a competitive match offered.
  • Robust mental health program with free therapy and coaching for employees and dependents.
  • Company-wide events and paid breaks throughout the year.
  • Unlimited PTO and recognized sabbaticals for long-term employment.
Full Job Description
MARKETING
What We Do

We deliver the most innovative gaming experiences possible to players around the world. Whether through community outreach, world-class events, or partnership integrations, the Epic Games Publishing and Marketing teams seek to surprise players with new experiences every time they drop in to play.
What You'll Do

Epic Games is looking for a Player Marketing Director to lead player-facing marketing strategy across the Fortnite ecosystem - including Fortnite itself, third-party content and experiences on the platform. This role owns the connection between our games and our players, turning insight into campaigns that drive awareness, engagement, and retention at scale, while helping stand up marketing plans for new experiences moving toward launch.

You'll bring rigor to how the team plans, measures, and prioritizes: building real player-funnel visibility, a stronger measurement and experimentation practice, and clear, executive-ready storytelling around impact. You'll manage a small team of marketing managers and report directly to the Senior Director of Marketing.
In this role, you will
  • Own player marketing strategy and execution across a portfolio of 2nd & 3rd party content in the Fortnite ecosystem, including UEFN games, developer-built experiences and more
  • Lead marketing planning for new experiences and IP programs as they move toward launch, partnering closely with product and studio teams from early development onward
  • Build and scale a data-driven marketing practice: define KPIs, build real funnel and player visibility, run experiments, and report results and ROI clearly to senior leadership
  • Own genre-focused campaigns, in-game live events, and IP partnership marketing across the portfolio
  • Manage, coach, and grow a team of marketing managers, helping the team focus on the highest-impact work rather than spreading thin across every request
  • Partner cross-functionally with brand, creative, community, PR, partnerships, data science, product, paid media, and publishing teams, and manage relationships with external partners and licensors
  • Represent player marketing in executive conversations - clear, confident, well-prepared storytelling on strategy and impact, not just status updates
What we're looking for
  • 8+ years of marketing experience, including several years in player, lifecycle, or growth marketing for games or other live, player-facing products
  • Experience building growth strategy and campaigns across a portfolio of titles rather than a single game - comfortable thinking at the level of a connected, multi-title ecosystem
  • Strong quantitative and analytical skills, with hands-on experience in marketing analytics, experimentation/A-B testing, attribution, and funnel measurement
  • Track record of prioritizing ruthlessly across a high volume of concurrent workstreams, rather than trying to do everything
  • Excellent executive presence and communication - able to tell a clear, credible story about strategy and impact to senior leadership
  • Experience working with external partners, licensors, or IP holders
  • Comfort operating with ambiguity and adapting plans as new titles and experiences take shape
  • Genuine passion for games and an understanding of player and creator communities
  • Experience adapting marketing strategies and campaigns across different regional markets and audiences
  • Experience managing and developing direct reports
EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

About Epic Games

Epic Games is a video game development company that is best known for creating the popular game Fortnite. The company was founded in 1991 by Tim Sweeney and is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina. Epic Games has developed a number of other successful games, including the Unreal series and Gears of War. The company is also known for its Unreal Engine, a game engine that is used by many other game developers. Epic Games is committed to advancing the state of the art in game development and creating innovative and engaging experiences for players.
Learn more about Epic Games
Size
2,700 employees
Industry
Founded
1991

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