Senior Character Artist

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 This role is open to multiple locations across the US (including CA, NYC, & WA). Pay Transparency Information The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren’t limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic’s generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs). New York City Base Pay Range $176,262 — $285,518 USD California Base Pay Range $155,111 — $227,495 USD Washington Base Pay Range $141,010 — $206,814 USD 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 t