Senior Character Artist

Epic Games; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium health coverage

401(k) with company match

Unlimited PTO

Sabbatical

Job summary

Epic Games seeks an experienced Character Artist to join the Fortnite team. You will craft high-quality characters for gameplay, cinematics, and marketing, including accurate celebrity likenesses.

You will collaborate with the Art Director and game design, translating direction into compelling 3D characters while pushing stylized realism and ensuring assets meet production timelines.

Qualifications

• Experience designing slick, detailed, modern characters
• Ability to balance creativity with technical constraints in gameplay
• Proficiency with 3D software and character pipelines

Responsibilities

• Create characters and likenesses based on direction from Art Director and team
• Collaborate on visual style to meet Epic quality standards
• Iterate designs within production schedules and asset pipelines
• Work with other departments to ensure concepts fit project workflows

Skills

Character Art

3D Modeling

Unreal Engine

Likeness Creation

Anatomy Knowledge

Tools

ZBrush

Substance Painter

Marmoset Toolbag

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 searching for experienced Character Artists to join our team working on Fortnite. In this role you will create top-quality characters for use in gameplay, cinematics, and marketing material. You will also create accurate likenesses of various celebrities and music icons.

In this role, you will

• Create characters, and likenesses based on direction from the project Art Director, IP partner and input from the game design team
• Based on visual style from the Art Director, collaborate on the visual style and ensure our designs are of the Epic quality bar
• Help Epic push the visual envelope by creating stunning and inspiring characters
• Create and iterate unique and stunning designs within a determined production schedule
• Create alternate skin designs for approved hero characters
• Partner with other departments such as Character Design or Modeling team, to ensure the concept designs work within the project workflow

What we’re looking for

• Experience designing slick, detailed, modern, forward looking characters
• A mind for technical function and aesthetic pursuit with an ability to balance creativity with function
• Ability to work within gameplay design restraints (environment scale, character abilities, prototype function, etc.) and translate those restrictions into visuals that enhance the experience
• Experience creating mechanical designs
• Ability to prototype in 3D, work directly with the 3D artists, and knowledge of 3D software, and latest technologies
• Strong traditional drawing skills and knowledge of the human anatomy
• Strong understanding of color theory and how color affects mood & focal points
• Excellent verbal, written, and visual communication skills
• Experience with the Unreal Engine
• You’re user-focused, passionate, solutions-focused, and innovative. These traits equal success at Epic and influence everything we do

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.

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.