Art Director

4 Months ago • 8 Years + • Concept Art

Job Summary

Job Description

Epic Games seeks a seasoned Art Director for Fortnite. This role involves leading and collaborating with artists, engineers, and designers to shape Fortnite's future visual identity. Responsibilities include defining and shipping product-level vision, collaborating across multiple teams, delivering effective feedback across art disciplines (concept, modeling, environment, tech art, lighting, VFX, etc.), identifying and steering great ideas, and translating analysis and feedback into visual direction. The ideal candidate possesses strong leadership skills, experience guiding large teams, and a deep understanding of art disciplines and workflows. They will be responsible for developing and executing a seasonal vision, working closely with the Senior Director of Art, and fostering a collaborative environment.
Must have:
  • Define and ship product-level vision
  • Collaborate across multiple teams
  • Deliver effective art feedback
  • Guide large teams towards shared vision
  • Deep understanding of art disciplines
Perks:
  • 100% premium coverage (Medical, Dental, Vision)
  • Long Term Disability, Life Insurance
  • 401k with competitive match
  • Mental well-being program
  • Unlimited PTO and sick time
  • Paid sabbatical after 7 years

Job Details

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 is looking for a seasoned Art Director to join our growing team on Fortnite. This Art Director will lead and collaborate with multidisciplinary artists, engineers, and designers to help create the future vision of Fortnite. This person will have experience guiding a high-level vision. You will harness a balance of creative thinking with a strong ability to partner and lead teams in developing content for our various projects. By working closely with the Senior Director of Art you will be accountable for identifying and communicating a high-quality visual style. You will also develop a seasonal vision and execute that vision with a team of artists and coach them to do the same.

In this role, you will

  • Be highly creative; Imagine and communicate vision to leadership and the team to develop new content that players will love
  • Collaborate with multiple teams, including Design, Engineering, and Production to develop world-class player experiences and interpret the needs of all development disciplines into final artwork
  • Deliver effective feedback across all art disciplines - concept, modeling, environment, tech art, lighting, VFX, etc.
  • Collaborate with the teams to identify great ideas and steer them through the pipeline
  • Filter multiple sources of analysis and feedback into visual direction for creating new art
  • Think strategically about art and how it informs the player experience
  • Work within the style of our projects with an eye towards driving the Fortnite brand forward

What we're looking for

  • Experience defining and shipping a product-level vision
  • Strong desire to partner with disciplines outside of Art to create a unified vision
  • Clear understanding and value of art team roles in the player experience
  • Experience as a product-level Art Director in a game studio with a deep understanding of art disciplines and their workflows
  • Strong understanding of art fundamentals, multiple art styles, anatomy, appeal, and storytelling
  • Experience supporting and directing artists across multiple disciplines
  • The ability to adapt to and innovate on new styles and techniques
  • Strong collaborative nature to partner with art directors, other discipline leads, and production
  • Strong leadership skills, with an expectation to guide large teams toward a shared vision
  • Experience with effective feedback for outsourcing and contractors

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 spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 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 .

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found .

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