Senior Character Texture Artist

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 a Senior Character Texture Artist to join our team working on Fortnite. In this role you will create top-quality textures and materials for use in gameplay, cinematics, and marketing material. You will primarily be working in the stylized realm, but should be comfortable doing photo-realistic work when needed.

In this role, you will

• Create textures and materials for characters, on occasion will work on additional assets such as backpacks and pickaxes based on concept art or reference photos
• Collaborate with the art director and the leads, be able to give and receive feedback
• Work in a clean and efficient manner within a team environment
• Be forward-thinking and have the ability to help the team refine our technical pipelines so we can continue to push the boundaries of real-time character performance

What we’re looking for

• Ability to create appealing textures for characters and other assets to bring life to the worlds we are creating in a wide range of styles
• Possess Intimate knowledge of color theory, PBR lighting, and stylized texturing techniques
• Expert Knowledge of Substance Painter or similar
• Good understanding and the ability to create new materials in UE4 or similar
• Ability to adapt to and innovate new styles and techniques
• Strong organic texturing skills (human faces, clothing, believable creatures)
• Strong hard-surface texturing skills (armor, weapons)

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.