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Intern - Environment Art

Epic Games

Cary, NC 09-10-2024
 
  • Paid
  • Internship
  • Entry (0-2 years) Experience
Job Description
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.

ENVIRONMENT ART INTERN

What You'll Do

The Walt Disney Company and Epic Games are collaborating on an all-new games and entertainment universe.

In addition to being a world-class games experience, this new persistent universe will offer a multitude of opportunities for consumers to play, watch, and engage with content, characters, and stories from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar, and more.

Players, gamers, and fans of all kinds will be able to create their own stories and experiences, express their fandom in a distinctly Disney way, and share content with each other in ways that they love. Come join us in creating the future of interactive entertainment.

We are a new and growing team at Epic, aiming to build innovative new experiences and technology as part of our collaboration with Disney. We're searching for a highly motivated and creative entry-level Environment Art Intern. Develop your artistic skills while contributing to our team's effort to build some of the best-looking environments and props for an upcoming game experience. You will work closely with other artists and game designers to develop a world any player will feel compelled to explore.

In this role, you will
• Model and texture stylized environment and prop art assets
• Optimize art assets for different platforms and performance needs
• Implement art assets into Unreal Engine
• Work closely with the Lead Artist and other team members to ensure style consistency and quality across all art assets
• Work from provided concept art and reference material

What we're looking for
• A motivated individual who is passionate about 3D Art and seeking to further develop their skills through hands-on experience in a collaborative and creative environment
• Prior experience with hard surface and organic modeling and texturing in relevant software, 3DS Max, Maya, Photoshop, Zbrush, Substance, etc
• Prior experience with Unreal is a plus
• Portfolio showcasing examples of props and environment art
• Passion for gaming and desire to learn and grow

A portfolio/reel/website is required with application. Please hyperlink it to your resume, or submit it as an attachment with your application

This internship has a flexible start date in 2025. Recruitment will be ongoing until teams find an ideal match. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the posting location for the duration of the internship. For more information about Epic's Early Career Program, visit epicgames.com/earlycareers.

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 found here.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-ree578-18-225-92-251-42 in your application.

Company Profile
Epic Games

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.