Principal Concept Artist

3 Months ago • 8 Years + • Concept Art

Job Summary

Job Description

Epic Games seeks experienced Concept Artists to contribute to Fortnite and other projects. Responsibilities include creating key art images that tell stories, bringing game worlds to life, designing characters and environments based on art director guidance and game design input. Collaboration with the art director to maintain Epic's quality standards is crucial. The role demands strong artistic skills, knowledge of game development principles, and the ability to translate gameplay mechanics into compelling visuals while adhering to production schedules and gameplay constraints. Successful candidates will possess strong traditional art skills, understanding of composition, lighting, color theory, and human anatomy.
Must have:
  • Create key art images that tell stories
  • Design characters and environments
  • Strong traditional art skills
  • Knowledge of game development
  • Collaboration skills
Perks:
  • 100% premium coverage for medical, dental, vision
  • Long-term disability, life insurance, 401k 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 Games is looking for experienced Concept Artists to join our team, working on various projects related to the development of Fortnite. In this role you will work directly with the art and design directors to help lead the vision of the projects. You should be able to tell a story through your images. Have a combination of strong creative/visual aesthetics, excellent design skills, and a clear rendering style designing characters and environments. You should be able to demonstrate that you can think outside the box and translate an awesome gameplay experience into an awesome visual experience.

In this role, you will

  • Create images that help set the vision for the future of Fortnite and other projects
  • Tell a story through these images that bring the world to life
  • Creating characters and environments based on direction from the project Art Director and input from the game design team
  • Based on visual style from the Art Director, collaborate on the vision and ensure our designs are of the Epic quality bar
  • Help Epic push the visual envelope by creating stunning and inspiring explorations of the gameplay fantasy
  • Create and iterate unique and creative designs within a determined production schedule

What we're looking for

  • Experience designing powerful artistic key art images that can bring a world to life and tell a story
  • Knowledge of what makes games fun, with an understanding of how games are made
  • Strong traditional drawing and painting skills with expertise in composition, lighting, color theory
  • Knowledge of the human anatomy as well as dynamic posing
  • Excellent verbal, written, and visual communication skills
  • Someone who collaborates well with others
  • 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

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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Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content. Epic has over 40 offices worldwide with headquarters in Cary, North Carolina.

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