Concept Art Lead
Epic Games
Cary, NC, USA
Job type: Permanent
Job Description
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 at Epic
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
Epic is looking for a talented Lead Concept Artist to help us continue to shape the future of Fortnite. As Lead Concept Artist you will work with the development teams to create memorable environments along with unique and compelling characters that exude personality and style. You will use your artistic expertise in color, composition, shape, and visual design to help push our iconic visual style. Your craft expertise in both character and environment design will provide the inspiration which will continue to push the boundaries of what Fornite means to our players.
In this role, you will
Collaborate closely with the Art Directors and core development team to drive and visualize many different types of content across the Fortnite universe
Inspire, mentor, and manage a team of Concept Artists and outsourcing vendors
Provide timely & detailed feedback for the concept art team and outsourcing vendors
Coordinate with other art, design, and production teams to help accomplish the goals of the product
Skills & Requirements
What we’re looking for
Worked on at least one AAA game in a Lead Concept Artist role
Portfolio that demonstrates a range of styles, creativity and craftsmanship
Effective leader, collaborator, and problem solver able to coordinate with internal and external teams
Excellent organizational skills and ability to accurately estimate tasks and maintain schedules
Strong communication skills and understanding of various art disciplines (animation, character, environment, VFX)
Excellent traditional artistic skills with a strong grasp of composition, anatomy, color theory, perspective, lighting, environment, architectural, character, costume and graphic design
7 + years experience in the game industry working in AAA game development
You’re user-focused, passionate, scrappy, solutions-focused, and innovative. These traits equal success at Epic and influence everything we do.
Additional Information
- Relocation assistance is offered
How to Apply
Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic:
https://epicgames.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Epic_Games/job/Cary-NC/Lead-Concept-Artist_R4152-1
About the Company
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.
Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content. Epic has over 40 offices worldwide with headquarters in Cary, North Carolina.