Lead Environment Artist

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?
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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.What We DoPush 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 DoEpic is looking for an experienced Environment Art Lead to work with our environment team on projects under the Fortnite IP.
The Environment Art Lead will lead and collaborate with multidisciplinary artists to create and maintain the Environment vision for the game.
You'll have a balance of technical capability, creative thinking, and a strong ability to lead a team in developing content for our POIs, Biomes, and prop sets.
Working closely with the Environment Art Director, you are responsible for maintaining the artistic direction of the world, conducting reviews, providing feedback to the team, and collaborating with Design Leads, while holding the highest quality standards.In this role, you willBe highly creative - ideate and help drive the Seasonal Art Direction forwardRepresent the Art Director when necessary in meetings and discussionsWork with Discipline Leads and Outsource partners to keep team momentum, and deliver engaging player experiencesLead development of a group of Environment Artists and Level Designers, helping identify great ideas and steering them through the production pipelineImplement the high-level goals of Environment Art Direction; help guide artists and implementation toward shippingEnsure the core narrative goals and visual pillars of the game are being achievedIn conjunction with the Art Director, deliver constant feedback to a fast moving teamWhat we're looking forYou're passionate, collaborative, innovative, and solutions-based; you're humble, low ego, and know how to represent or rally the team with confidence.
These traits can equal success at Epic and influence all that we doStrong understanding of Environment Art processes for games, architecture, integration of natural and manmade environments (e.g. You have a proven record of creating innovative environments that feel fresh but also have mass appeal)Strong understanding of Unreal Engine, and a variety of DCC tools, not limited to but including various 3D packages, Substance Designer and Painter, ZbrushExperience working with internal concept and development teams, whether local, remote, or vendors.
The ability to receive, deliver, and implement clear feedback is a mustExperience working with both Level and Game Designers around core game loopsDeep understanding of what makes for an engaging player experience (Bonus: You've shipped games on multiple platforms, including mobile is a plus)Understanding of performance and optimization, and smart approaches to maximizing asset reuse to deliver an optimal experience at a high level of finishDeep knowledge of the technical aspects of game art creation - You will need a strong understanding of art fundamentals, lighting, composition, art styles, and color theoryExperience as a Lead overseeing a large art development team, including an ability to mentor, and promote an environment of continued growth, both professionally and personallyA highly organized individual, with experience working with Production to appropriately scope tasksEPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFEWe 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 USEpic 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?
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