Partnerships Director - Talent

What You’ll Do

Epic is seeking a Partnerships Director to lead, grow, and execute key partnerships across the sports industry and talent for our first‑party games. This role will lead the sourcing, development, and execution of interactive IP integrations with top global sports elements—including athletes, teams, leagues, and sporting moments—while also supporting cultural efforts with brands and talent. The position blends business development, creative deal‑making, and product collaboration to bring authentic sports experiences to life across Epic’s ecosystem.

• Lead day‑to‑day engagement with external partners to ensure all campaign elements reflect both partner objectives and Epic’s brand and legal standards.
• Act as Epic’s external face within the sports industry, building relationships with leagues, talent agencies, athletes, and brand partners, and representing Epic at major industry events and summits.
• Partner closely with Product and Consumer teams so partnership initiatives align with Epic’s broader player, product, and business objectives, influencing product strategy and measurable commercial outcomes.
• Collaborate with development and creative teams to identify, pitch, and translate sports partnership ideas into compelling gameplay offerings across titles like Fortnite and Rocket League.
• Direct, source, and negotiate new sports partnerships while managing inbound and outbound licensing opportunities across sports and entertainment.
• Manage end‑to‑end execution of partnership campaigns, coordinating with cross‑functional teams to ensure timely delivery, asset management, go‑to‑market support, and streamlined partner communication.
• Collaborate with Epic teams to identify, pitch, and onboard high‑profile partnerships for Fortnite, from proposal and presentation through execution and launch.

• 8–10+ years of experience in sports partnerships and talent deal‑making, with a proven track record of closing and executing high‑profile deals.
• Deep understanding of the sports and talent landscape—including leagues, teams, talent, and agencies—and robust knowledge of digital consumer products and gaming culture. Must have led partnership marketing, product, or gaming campaign execution.
• Existing relationships and eminence in the sports, music, and talent industry, with strong insight into creatively positioning and storytelling for these audiences.
• Proven experience in taking product ideas from vision/pitch to execution, requiring a strategy background combined with business development, business affairs, and partnership execution.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to multitask across projects while managing shifting priorities with senior cross‑functional teams.
• Strong judgment, delegation, critical thinking, problem‑solving skills, and the ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Experience building internal and external partnership overviews, go‑to‑market plans, decks, recaps, and other presentations preferred.
• Proven history of demonstrated P&L fluency and understanding of the full marketing funnel and analytics involved in licensing activations.
• Entrepreneurial self‑starter who represents Epic with credibility and momentum across partners and categories.
• Comfortable with frequent travel (25–40%) for meetings, events, and industry engagements.

This role is open to multiple locations across the US (including CA, NYC, & WA).

New York City Base Pay Range: $211,043 — $309,530 USD

California Base Pay Range: $193,456 — $283,735 USD

Washington Base Pay Range: $175,869 — $257,941 USD

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we’ve been making award‑winning games and engine technology that empowers others to create visually stunning 3D content. Our Unreal Engine technology not only supports game developers building high‑fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also embraced by content creators across media, entertainment, automotive, and architectural design.

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.