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, Engineering, 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

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-ne6kb3-3-12-164-123-42 in your application.