Modeling Outsource Lead

Epic Games; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

401k with company match

Unlimited PTO & sabbatical

Job summary

Epic Games in Cary, NC is seeking a Modeling Outsource Artist to supervise outsourcing partners, provide front-line creative feedback, and help implement art assets in‑engine. The role focuses on maintaining high-quality game assets and strong pipelines for external vendors.

The ideal candidate will communicate with outsource partners, document pipelines, collect references, and mentor artists while ensuring asset quality and consistency across projects.

Qualifications

• Experience shipping AAA titles across multiple platforms.
• Must have a strong portfolio showing executed game assets for hard surface and organic forms, and experience leading outsourced teams.

Responsibilities

• Work with Art Leads, Art Production and Director level to establish visual direction for outsourcing vendors.
• Collect or generate documentation, video references, and examples of asset production, procedures, and engine requirements.
• Clearly communicate feedback to outsource partners and ensure notes are relayed to internal teams.
• Provide and manage documentation of processes and procedures for the vendor including vert count management, material setup, LOD generation, PBR texture creation and in‑engine implementation.
• Train outsource partner artists in Epic’s techniques and best practices.
• Foster remote teams enthusiasm for the project.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and IP owners on asset approvals.

Skills

AAA game production

Portfolio showcase

Team collaboration

Art feedback & mentoring

Technical critique

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Substance Painter

Marmoset Toolbag

Perforce

3D modeling

2D/3D texturing

Flow/Shotgrid

Miro

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.

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

Psyonix is searching for a Modeling Outsource Artist to support and supervise creative content provided by outsourcing partners. The Modeling Outsource Artist will provide front-line creative feedback for work submitted for review and implementation. The ideal candidate would be a talented artist who can communicate with outsource partners, including documenting existing pipelines, collecting or creating quality bar and technical example assets, collecting photo references, creating asset block‑outs, creating simple block‑out paintovers, and managing the in‑engine implementation of art assets.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Art Leads, Art Production 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 the external vendors
• Clearly communicate feedback to the outsource partner, and ensure those creative notes and goals are relayed by internal artists, level designers, game designers, and production to understand the needs and goals of props being created
• Provide and manage documentation of processes and procedures for the vendor with the understanding of the technical constraints, including vert count management, material setup, LOD generation, PBR texture creation and in‑engine implementation
• Train outsource partner artists in Psyonix's specific techniques and best practices
• Foster remote teams enthusiasm for the project
• Work with internal stakeholders and or IP owners on licensed asset approvals

Qualifications

• Experience in shipping AAA titles across multiple platforms
• Experience shipping high-quality game ready assets for production, with an emphasis on stylized art / stylized realism
• Must have a strong portfolio showing executed game assets for hard surface and organics, and experience/examples of shaping outsource team development
• Strong understanding of latest toolsets in game art creation, including (but not limited to) Unreal Engine 5, Substance Painter, Marmoset Toolbag, Perforce, 3D modeling and 2D/3D texturing software (A plus if experienced with Flow (“Shotgrid”) and Miro)
• Highly organized, self‑driven, customer focused, excellent visual and verbal communication, and a great team player
• Ability to clearly critique, mentor, and improve art and artists through written and visual feedback loops
• A keen understanding of technical hurdles, the ability to autonomously make choices to further art quality, and to identify and navigate problems in a timely manner
• Experienced working within a team and a high‑pressure, high‑volume production environment

Benefits

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 well‑being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company‑wide 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 is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 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.

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