Principal Concept Artist

6 Months ago • 8 Years + • Concept Art

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

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
$218,644$320,678 USD
California Base Pay Range
$200,423$293,954 USD
Washington Base Pay Range
$191,313$280,592 USD

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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