Character Art Director
Character Art Director
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Job Description
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 awardwinning 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 worldclass environment character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire.
What Youll 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 Epics 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 highquality 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 nonArt Teams including Design Engineering Product and Marketing
- Strategize with Senior Leadership to help define the Art Teams 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 were 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 fashionforward 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
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 match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program) we also offer a robust mental wellbeing program through Modern Health which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.
ABOUT US
Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4500 employees globally. For over 25 years weve been making awardwinning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epics awardwinning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build highfidelity 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 worldclass talent.
Like what you hear Come be a part of something Epic!
Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.
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.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
