Fx Outsource Artist

ART & ANIMATION

FX Outsource Artist (R26422)

**Department**

Art & Animation

**Location**

Porto Alegre, Brazil

**Product**

Rocket League

**Company**

Epic Games

**Requisition ID**

R26422

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.
- Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.ART

**What We Do**

Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire.

**What You'll Do**

**In this role, you will**
- Work with the Art Leads and Director level to establish visual direction for our outsourcing vendors
- Collect or generate detailed documentation, video references, and examples of art asset production, procedures, and engine requirements to support the external vendors
- Clearly communicate feedback to the outsource partner, and ensure those creative notes and goals are relayed by internal artists, level designers, game designers, and production to understand the needs and goals of FX being created
- Need to have a strong sense of weight, timing, motion, and demonstrate technical aptitude with Materials and Logic
- Train outsource partner artists in Psyonix's specific techniques and best practices
- Foster the remote teams' enthusiasm for the project
- Work with internal stakeholders and or IP owners on licensed asset approvals

**What we're looking for**
- Experience in shipping AAA titles across multiple platforms
- Experience shipping high-quality game-ready assets for production, with an emphasis on stylized art / stylized realism
- Must have a strong portfolio showing executed real-time FX
- Strong understanding of latest toolsets in game art creation, including (but not limited to) Unreal Engine 5, Substance Painter, Perforce, and 3D modeling packages (A plus if experienced with Houdini, Flow (“Shotgrid”), and Miro)
- Highly organized, self-driven, customer-focused, and a great team player
- Ability to critique, mentor, and improve art through written and visual feedback loops
- A keen understanding of technical hurdles, the ability to autonomously make choices to further art quality, and excellent communication skills are a must
- Experienced working within a team and a high-pressure production environment

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE
We pay 100% for benefits for both employees (EEs) and dependents (deps). Our current benefits package includes coverage for medical, dental, and life insurance. We also offer supplemental benefits including daily meal vouchers, and commuter benefits for onsite employees.ABOUT US

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 make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

**Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic**

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

**Note to Recruitment Agencies**:Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be foundArt & AnimationRocket LeagueEpic Games