Character Art Director

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.
What You'll Do
Epic is looking for a Character Art Director to join our growing team on Fortnite. This person will lead and collaborate with multidisciplinary artists to help create and maintain Epic's vision. This person will have a balance of creative thinking and a strong ability to lead a team in developing content for our various projects. By working closely with the Senior Art Director, you will be accountable for identifying and communicating a high-quality visual style, as well as developing a team of artists and coaching them to do the same.
In this role, you will
• Be highly creative. Imagine and communicate your vision to the team to develop new content that players will love
• Lead Art initiatives, working closely with other non-Art Teams including Design, Programming, Product, and Marketing
• Strategize with Senior Leadership to help define the Art Team's direction and priorities
• Create and iterate unique and stunning character designs within a determined production schedule
• Direct and mentor a worldwide team of artists; delivering effective feedback across all art disciplines - modeling, animation, etc.
• Collaborate with the Product and IP teams on themes and cosmetic sets
• Deliver effective feedback across all art disciplines - modeling, animation, etc.
What we're looking for
• Experience as an art director with a character design background and understanding of the 2D and 3D process in a game studio
• A deep understanding of the game development process and art disciplines
• Experience with working with Product Management on new initiatives
• Solid technical background in art and game development
• Practical experience using Unreal
• Strong leadership skills in order to lead a large number of people toward a singular vision
• Strong collaborative nature to partner with senior art directors and discipline leads
• Strong understanding of art fundamentals, multiple art styles, anatomy, appeal, color theory, and how color affects mood & focal points - with a focus on modern fashion-forward aesthetics
• Experience designing characters of a wide variety with broad appeal and the ability to adapt to and innovate new styles and techniques
• Experience directing and supporting artists across multiple disciplines
This role is open to multiple locations in North America (including CA, NYC, & WA).

Pay Transparency Information
The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren't limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic's generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).

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-8646bm-18-117-229-168-42 in your application.