Lead, Environment Art Outsourcing (AAA Titles)

TAPP Film; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401k with company match

Unlimited PTO and holidays

Sabbatical after 7 years

Mental well-being program

Job summary

Epic Games is seeking an experienced Environment Outsource Lead to supervise external content for environments. You will provide front-line creative feedback and ensure outsourced work meets pipeline standards, while leveraging a hands-on art background to guide vendors.

The role requires mentoring, strong communication, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to maintain technical game-ready assets and improve production efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience shipping AAA titles across multiple platforms.
• Experience shipping production assets for environments.
• Familiarity with Unreal Engine 5, Substance Painter, Marmoset, Perforce, and 3D modeling packages.

Responsibilities

• Establish visual direction for outsourcing vendors with leads and director.
• Document asset production procedures, engine requirements, and references for external vendors.
• Provide clear, written feedback to outsource partners to meet goals and timelines.
• Coordinate with artists, level designers, game designers, and production to align prop needs.
• Create prototype meshes with accurate scale and pivot, managing vert counts and PBR textures.
• Identify opportunities to improve art pipelines and workflows with new tools.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to integrate new creative technologies into existing art pipelines.

Skills

Organized

Team player

Self-driven

Mentoring

Written feedback

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Substance Painter

Marmoset

Perforce

3D modeling packages

Job description

Epic Games is seeking an experienced Environment Outsource Lead to supervise external content for environments. You will provide front-line creative feedback and ensure outsourced work meets pipeline standards, while leveraging a hands-on art background to guide vendors.

The role requires mentoring, strong communication, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to maintain technical game-ready assets and improve production efficiency.