FX Artist

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

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.

Epic is looking for experienced FX Artists to join our dynamic team, contributing across various aspects of FX for our collaboration with Disney. A successful candidate should have a strong sense of dramatic effects and an understanding of how to recreate them in a real-time particle editor. They will be, first and foremost, a team player while also having the ability to be self-motivated and work autonomously. If you have a strong sense of weight, timing, and motion, and you demonstrate technical aptitude with Materials and Logic, we are ready for you to bring those abilities to execute outstanding FX in our games.

In this role, you will
• Bring a wide variety of FX to life in a dynamic world
• Own the entire process, from concept to reality in a variety of art styles that don't rely on spritesheet animation
• Show the team what an FX Artist armed with Houdini can add to the mix
• Create lasting memories and experiences that inspire all generations of players

What we're looking for
• Must have a strong reel/portfolio showing your best real-time FX work
• Well versed in carrying FX tasks from conception to completion, owning the entire process
• Experienced using Houdini to create art assets and tools for real-time FX needs in Unreal
• Comfortable working with Blueprint
• You enjoy sharing and teaching those around you what's possible with Houdini in your toolkit
• You understand the shifting scale of quality and how to achieve it when working on a multiplatform project

This role is open to multiple locations across North America (including CA & 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).

California Base Pay Range

$120,254 — $176,373 USD

Washington Base Pay Range

$114,788 — $168,356 USD

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-gx4ozj-3-133-133-18-42 in your application.