Senior Technical 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

Epic is looking for a Senior Technical Artist to join our team working on our upcoming collaboration with Disney. The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of UE content creation with a focus on optimization. This person has experience combining artistic capability, creative thinking, and technical skills to ship cutting-edge content on a variety of target platforms, including mobile. They can navigate materials, PCG systems, and open-world problem spaces to streamline engine content creation and deliver performant environments. They should be able to communicate across disciplines to ensure the prototype's art requirements are met.

In this role, you will
• Work with the art teams to ensure all game content is optimized and tuned in UE to deliver the best experience on multiple platforms including mobile
• Profile content and propose technical and/or creative options to improve performance
• Create or collaborate on complex character, prop, and environment assets, in a range of visual to stylized
• Establish workflows and tools for other artists to utilize when making unique assets
• Prototype ideas using Blueprints and/or Python

What we're looking for
• In-depth knowledge of Unreal Engine (UE) content creation and optimization
• Excellent problem-solving abilities for profiling and improving content performance
• Effective communication skills for cross-discipline collaboration
• Experience working on multiple platforms (ideally including mobile)
• Proficiency in UE Blueprints and/or Python for prototyping and scripting
• Attention to detail to ensure polished, optimized content
• Adaptability and eagerness to learn new tools and technologies
• Strong organizational skills for managing tasks and meeting deadlines
• Passion for gaming and current industry trends
• Team player mentality with a focus on contributing to overall project success

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-g35j95-3-137-171-114-42 in your application.