Environment Outsource Lead
Environment Outsource Lead
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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 Games is searching for an experienced Environment Outsource Lead to support and supervise creative content provided by our outsource partners. The Outsource Lead will provide frontline creative feedback for work submitted to Epic for review Though the role will be mainly supervisory the individual should be an experienced artist. They should have experience working in game studio pipelines with a solid handson art background especially in Environment Art The ideal candidate would be a talented artist who can effectively communicate with outsource partners maintain documentation of existing pipelines collect or create benchmark and technical example assets collect photo references create asset blockouts create simple blockout paint overs and finally package all files to send off to the external artists
In this role you will
- Work with the Lead and Director level to establish visual direction for our outsourcing vendors
- Collect or generate detailed documentation video references and examples of art asset production procedures and engine requirements to support our external vendors
- Clearly communicate feedback to outsource partners and ensure those creative notes and goals are met. Informing leadership in the event that isnt happening
- Communicate crossdiscipline with artists level designers game designers and production to understand the needs and goals of props being created
- Make any needed fixes to keep assets consistent and technically gameready as theyre handed off from the outsource partner
- Provide prototype meshes with accurate scale and pivot placement with understanding of the technical constraints including vert count management material setup and PBR texture creation
What were looking for
- Experience in shipping AAA titles across multiple platforms
- Experienced in shipping production assets for games specifically within the Environment discipline
- Strong understanding of the latest toolsets in game art creation. Including but not limited to Unreal Engine 5 Substance Painter Marmoset Perforce and 3D modeling packages
- Must be highly organized selfdriven customerfocused and a great team player
- Ability to critique mentor and improve art through written feedback loops
- A keen understanding of technical hurdles the ability to autonomously make choices to further art quality with excellent communication skills being a must
- Experienced working within a team and a highpressure production environment
EPIC JOB EPIC BENEFITS EPIC LIFE
Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100 of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical Dental a Vision HRA Long Term Disability Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental wellbeing program through Modern Health which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and companywide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.
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.
Employment Type
Full Time
