Technical Artist

Job Description

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 Tech Artists , ranging from entry level to experienced seniors, to join our team working on Fortnite. A successful candidate should have a broad knowledge of art creation for games. They should understand modeling, texturing and animation fundamentals. They should be able to combine geometry, materials, effects and UE4 Blueprints to create complex art. They should be able to work with a large team supporting the more technical aspects of creating art.

In this role, you will
• Create complex materials for characters, weapons and environments
• Establish workflows and tools for other artists to utilize when making unique assets
• Execute on a range of visual effects styles from realistic to stylized
• Work with engineers and artists to optimize content for many platforms

What we're looking for
• Must have a strong reel/portfolio showing executed game tech art
• Good understanding of PBR principles and material editors
• Ability to pull many different asset types together to create art for a game
• Experience modeling and using texturing packagers such as Substance Designer and Painter
• Abilities in a secondary areas such as modeling, skinning, animation, or lighting
• Desire and knowledge of how to push Unreal Engine further
• Desire to work with a team, supporting other content creators such as modelers, texture artists etc.
• Familiarity with the Unreal 4 Engine art pipeline
• Experience working on multiple platforms
• Scripting experience Blueprint or other
• You're user-focused

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gp5534-18-116-51-117-42 in your application.