Tech Art Lead (World Creation)

Epic Games; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game development company in London is seeking a Tech Art Lead to join the Fortnite team. This role involves creating complex materials and optimizing content using Unreal Engine. Candidates should have a strong portfolio and experience managing technical artists in a dynamic environment. The company offers comprehensive benefits, including medical insurance and a mental well-being program.

Benefits

100% paid benefits except for PMI

Flexible health benefits package

Robust mental well-being program

Qualifications

• Experience in creating complex materials for environments.
• Diagnosing performance and tooling opportunities in Tech Art.
• Collaborating with gameplay developers for visual delivery.
• Optimizing content across multiple platforms.

Responsibilities

• Create complex materials for environments and gameplay items.
• Diagnose performance issues and implement solutions.
• Collaborate with team members to deliver visuals.
• Own features from concept to shipping.

Skills

Scripting experience with Blueprint or other visual programming language

Expert level understanding of PBR principles and material editors

Experience with RVT and related methods

Experience authoring lighting systems using Day Sequencer

Ability to populate landscapes with foliage dynamically

Strong portfolio showcasing landscape biomes and gameplay assets

Experience managing a team of technical artists

Deep expertise in Unreal Engine 5

Ability to work closely with lighting and art directors

Experience shipping projects on PC, console, and mobile platforms

Job description

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

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

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re 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 You'll Do

Epic Games is seeking a Tech Art Lead to join our Fortnite team. In this role, you’ll bridge the gap between art and technology, developing high-quality materials and optimizing content across multiple platforms. You’ll work closely with artists, engineers, and designers to push visual fidelity while ensuring smooth performance, using your expertise in materials, environments, and Unreal Engine to bring Fortnite’s landscape and biomes to life.

In this role, you will

• Create complex materials for environments and other gameplay items (weapons, vehicles)
• Diagnose performance and tooling/automation opportunities across various disciplines and deploy Tech Artists to implement them
• Collaborate with gameplay developers, artists, and other team members to deliver stellar visuals for each map
• Work with level designers and artists to optimize content across PC, console, and mobile platforms
• Work with a team and own features from concept to ship

What we're looking for

• Scripting experience: Blueprint or other visual programming language
• Expert level understanding of PBR principles and material editors
• Experience with RVT and related methods to sample it across the game
• Experience authoring lighting systems using Day Sequencer, Sky Atmosphere, and volumetric clouds
• Ability to populate landscapes with foliage dynamically with PCG or equivalent in editor tech
• A strong portfolio showcasing executed landscape biomes, foliage, and atmospherics—gameplay assets are a plus
• Experience managing/supervising a team of technical artists
• Deep expertise in Unreal Engine 5
• Ability to work closely with lighting and art directors to drive visuals throughout the game
• Experience shipping the same project simultaneously on PC, console, and mobile platforms

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits except for PMI (for dependents). Our current benefits package includes pension, private medical insurance, health care cash plan, dental insurance, disability and life insurance, critical illness, cycle to work scheme, flu shots, health checks, and meals. 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 spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've 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. Epic's 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.

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.

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