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Full Time Job

Release Manager

Epic Games

Cary, NC 09-10-2021
 
  • Paid
  • Full Time
Job Description

Discipline at Epic

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

Epic Games is looking for an experienced, partner-focused Release Manager to oversee and coordinate the end to end release process for products onboarding to the Epic Games Store. In this position, you will work closely with external partners and our Business Development, Technical, Marketing, Social, QA and many other internal teams to drive the title release production effort as we build the premier online storefront.

In this role, you will
• Educate and empower partners to submit accurate content for their products and pages
• Validate product, offer, page and build readiness
• Equip partners with the tools and information needed to deliver release plans
• Provide transparency on release status and risks to internal stakeholders
• Train partners to take full advantage of EGS features, from Cloud Saves to Epic Account Services
• Utilize standardized tools and process for harmonious engagement and a consistent user experience
• Demonstrate ownership and accountability of task management
• Contribute insights and help drive tool and process improvements within EGS

What we're looking for
• Proven tolerance for ambiguity and willingness to pick up any tasks thrown your way to support the team effort
• Strong preference for applicants with exposure to Gaming industry release process and merchandising a game store or marketplace.
• Exceptional communication skills with experience in external partner engagement
• Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability in process improvement and development
• Familiarity with JIRA, Trello
• Ability to leave things better than they found them, constantly pushing for improvements in our process, tools, documentation, quality, and partner experience

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r1onyx-3-140-242-165-42 in your application.

Company Profile
Epic Games

Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is also adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation.