Principal Technical VFX Artist

WHAT MAKES US EPIC

At the core of Epics success are talented passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative welcoming and creative environment. Whether its building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences were always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. Were constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

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 Youll Do

Epic is looking for a Principal FX Artist to join Rocket League a live-service game with a huge passionate fanbase. Youll own FX systems solve hard technical problems and set the visual and technical standard for how effects work across the game. Youre someone who gets energized by constraints thinks in systems and loves the moment when a gnarly technical problem becomes a beautiful effect in the build.

In this role you will

• Drive VFX systems and quality design reusable scalable solutions that support rapid iteration and long-term production across gameplay cosmetics and arena systems
• Author outstanding real-time effects across a range of styles from grounded and physical to high-energy and stylized
• Collaborate with Tech Art and Programming to define performance budgets and hit them without sacrificing visual quality
• Prototype and validate new VFX workflows
• Set the quality bar defining what good looks like for the team
• Mentor and elevate artists across disciplines; raise the floor and the ceiling

What were looking for

• Real-time FX portfolio required shipped titles carry more weight than student work
• Deep proficiency with Niagara and Unreal Engines material system
• Shader authoring experience (HLSL or Material Editor)
• Scripting experience Python Blueprint or equivalent; this is what separates a technical FX artist from a visual one
• Strong understanding of GPU performance draw calls particle costs memory and a track record of optimizing without killing the look
• A critical eye for timing weight and motion grounded in how things actually behave in the real world
• Experience shipping multiple titles in the game industry
• Experience on a live-service game is a strong plus
• Houdini experience is a plus for candidates who work from simulation reference

EPIC JOB EPIC BENEFITS EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical dental vision critical illness telemedicine Life and AD&D long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer addition to the EAP (employee assistance program) we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

ABOUT US

Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 years weve been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epics award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity interactive experiences for PC console mobile and VR it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment automotive and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

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