Art Director
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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 seasoned Art Director to join our growing team on Fortnite. This Art Director will lead and collaborate with multidisciplinary artists programmers and designers to help create the future vision of Fortnite. This person will have experience guiding a highlevel vision. You will harness a balance of creative thinking with a strong ability to partner and lead teams in developing content for our various projects. By working closely with the Senior Director of Art you will be accountable for identifying and communicating a highquality visual style. You will also develop a seasonal vision and execute that vision with a team of artists and coach them to do the same.
In this role you will
- Be highly creative; Imagine and communicate vision to leadership and the team to develop new content that players will love
- Collaborate with multiple teams including Design Programming and Production to develop worldclass player experiences and interpret the needs of all development disciplines into final artwork
- Deliver effective feedback across all art disciplines concept modeling environment tech art lighting VFX etc.
- Collaborate with the teams to identify great ideas and steer them through the pipeline
- Filter multiple sources of analysis and feedback into visual direction for creating new art
- Think strategically about art and how it informs the player experience
- Work within the style of our projects with an eye towards driving the Fortnite brand forward
What were looking for
- Experience defining and shipping a productlevel vision
- Strong desire to partner with disciplines outside of Art to create a unified vision
- Clear understanding and value of art team roles in the player experience
- Experience as a productlevel Art Director in a game studio with a deep understanding of art disciplines and their workflows
- Strong understanding of art fundamentals multiple art styles anatomy appeal and storytelling
- Experience supporting and directing artists across multiple disciplines
- The ability to adapt to and innovate on new styles and techniques
- Strong collaborative nature to partner with art directors other discipline leads and production
- Strong leadership skills with an expectation to guide large teams toward a shared vision
- Experience with effective feedback for outsourcing and contractors
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
