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Epic Games · 1 week ago

Social Media Director

Epic Games is a global leader in interactive entertainment and game development. They are seeking a Social Media Director to lead the strategy and growth of their social media ecosystem, ensuring alignment with company priorities and driving engagement across key platforms.

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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Help define and lead the global social media strategy for Epic Games, aligning content, community, and campaigns across key franchises and corporate brands
Partner with executive leadership to translate company priorities into breakthrough social storytelling and audience engagement strategies
Drive innovation in content formats and platform strategies, ensuring Epic’s presence stays ahead of evolving trends and emerging technologies
Champion a culture of experimentation, empowering teams to explore new approaches to creator partnerships, live content, and community interaction
Integrate data and insights into creative decision-making, ensuring that storytelling and engagement efforts are both impactful and measurable
Collaborate cross-functionally with paid media, influencer, and communications teams to orchestrate cohesive campaign ecosystems and to guide platform relationships with key partners (e.g., TikTok, YouTube, Meta, X, Reddit, Twitch) to drive innovation and co-marketing opportunities
Serve as an industry thought leader, representing Epic’s social voice internally and externally—advocating for audience-first thinking and authentic brand connection, and oversee governance, tone, and consistency of Epic’s brand voice across all franchises and global regions

Qualification

Social media strategyGlobal program managementContent strategy developmentData-driven decision makingPlatform ecosystem understandingTeam mentoringCultural fluencyCollaboration with executivesSocial toolsCreative instincts

Required

10+ years of experience in social media and/or digital content, including at least 5 years managing large-scale global programs
Proven success developing and executing global social media strategies for major entertainment, gaming, or consumer brands
Deep understanding of platform ecosystems, audience behavior, and emerging media formats
Track record of mentoring high-performing teams across creative, strategy, and analytics functions
Strong creative instincts paired with data-driven judgment—you inspire bold ideas and know how to measure their impact
Experience collaborating at the executive level, influencing company-wide marketing and communications priorities
Global perspective and cultural fluency; experience developing content strategies for diverse, international audiences
Familiarity with tools like Sprout, Emplifi, Radarly, ListenFirst, and social analytics suites

Benefits

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.

Company

Epic Games

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Epic Games is an interactive entertainment company that develops games and offers its game engine technology to other developers.

H1B Sponsorship

Epic Games has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (60)
2024 (35)
2023 (50)
2022 (24)
2021 (24)
2020 (10)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$7.86B
Key Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySonyDisney Accelerator
2024-06-10Series Unknown
2024-02-20Secondary Market
2024-02-07Corporate Round· $1.5B

Leadership Team

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Randy Gelber
Chief Financial Officer
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Tera Randall
Vice President, Communications and Policy
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