FX Art Lead
FX Art 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 is looking for an experienced FX Art Lead to join our team working on Fortnite. A successful candidate should have a strong sense of dramatic effects and an understanding of how to recreate them in a real time particle editor. They will be first and foremost a team player while also having the ability to be selfmotivated and work autonomously. If you have a strong sense of weight timing motion and you demonstrate technical aptitude with Materials and Logic we are ready for you to bring those abilities to execute outstanding FX in our games.
In this role you will
- Create all art needed for the visual effects including FX concept proto and final FX with blueprint and Niagara logic models textures materials camera effects animations and particles
- Execute on a range of visual effects styles from realistic to stylized
- Lead a growing team of effects artists mentor and coach artists you work with
- Collaborate with other discipline teams to produce cohesive game experience
- Partner with external vendors onboard and support production of FX outside of Epic Games
- Drive the style and feel of Fortnites FX
- Work closely with the production on the schedule to deliver the FX in a timely manner
What were looking for
- Must have a strong reel/portfolio showing executed RealTime FX work
- Critical eye for the timing animation and motion of realworld objects and visual FX with an ability to bring dramatic FX to life with a flair
- Good instincts for realistic and stylized FX
- Ability to create all art needed for the FX
- Experience in VFX (games or film) is a must. Shipped AAA game titles is a plus
- Familiarity with UE5 or other realtime engine art pipelines is a big plus
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
