Epic Games seeks an FX Artist for Rocket League.  Responsibilities include executing outstanding visual effects, creating all art assets (concept, prototype, final), working across various visual styles (realistic to stylized), and ensuring dramatic effects are brought to life.  The ideal candidate possesses a strong understanding of real-time particle editors, weight, timing, and motion, and exhibits technical aptitude with Materials and Logic.  Teamwork, self-motivation, and a desire to learn new techniques are crucial.  Experience with Unreal Engine and a strong reel/portfolio showcasing real-time FX work are essential.  Experience with live-service games is a plus.

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<span class="sc-jXbUNg btmRVe ue-rich-text  loc-en-US"><div class="content-intro"><h2>WHAT MAKES US EPIC?</h2>
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<h3><strong>What We Do</strong></h3>
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<h3><strong>What You'll Do</strong></h3>
<p>Epic is looking for a FX Artist to join our team working on Rocket League. A successful candidate should have a strong sense of dramatic effects and an understanding of how to recreate them in a real-time particle editor. They will be first and foremost a team player, while also having the ability to be self-motivated and work autonomously. If you have a strong sense of weight, timing, motion, and you demonstrate technical aptitude with Materials and Logic, then we are ready for you to bring those abilities to execute outstanding FX in our games.</p>
<h3><strong>In this role, you will</strong></h3>
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<li>Execute outstanding effects for our games by bringing dramatic effects to life</li>
<li><span>Create all art needed for the visual effects, including FX concept, prototype, and final FX</span></li>
<li><span>Execute across a range of visual effects styles from realistic to stylized</span></li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>What we're looking for</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li><span>Must have a strong reel/portfolio showing executed Real-Time FX work </span></li>
<li><span>Experience with Unreal is preferred </span></li>
<li><span>You have a critical eye for the timing, animation, and motion of real-world objects and visual FX with an ability to bring dramatic FX to life with flair</span></li>
<li><span>Ability to create all art needed for the FX</span></li>
<li><span>Desire to work with a team, share knowledge, and grow together</span></li>
<li><span>Shipped multiple titles within the game industry</span></li>
<li><span>Strong desire to learn new techniques, and grow tools and pipeline</span></li>
<li><span>Experience working on a live-service game is a plus</span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>This role is open to multiple locations in North America (including CA &amp; WA). </strong></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pay Transparency Information</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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).<br></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&amp;D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees &amp; dependents.<br></span></p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">California Base Pay Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$120,254</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$176,373 USD</span></div></div><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">Washington Base Pay Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$109,322</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$160,339 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><h2>ABOUT US</h2>
<p>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.</p>
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