Senior Character Concept Artist

3 Months ago • 7 Years + • Concept Art • $122,000 PA - $180,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Epic Games seeks a Senior Character Concept Artist to contribute to the evolution of Fortnite. Responsibilities involve collaborating with Art Directors and development teams to design memorable characters, ensuring they align with Fortnite's visual style. This includes creating diverse character designs across body types, races, and aesthetics, iterating on designs within production schedules, and providing feedback to teams and vendors. The role demands strong artistic skills (composition, anatomy, color theory), leadership, collaboration, and effective communication across various art disciplines.
Must have:
  • 7+ years AAA game industry experience
  • Senior/Principal Concept Artist role experience
  • Strong traditional art skills
  • Excellent composition, anatomy, color theory knowledge
  • Collaboration and communication skills
Perks:
  • 100% employee and dependent benefits coverage
  • Supplemental medical, dental, vision insurance
  • Retirement savings plan with employer match
  • Mental well-being program
  • Weekly indemnity (short-term disability)

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 talented Senior Character Concept Artist to help us continue to shape the future of Fortnite. As a Senior Concept Artist, you will work with the development teams to create memorable and compelling characters that exude personality and style. You will use your artistic expertise in color, composition, shape, and design to help push our iconic visual style. Your craft expertise in character design will provide the inspiration to continue pushing the boundaries of what Fortnite means to our players.

In this role, you will 

  • Collaborate closely with the Art Directors and core development team to drive and visualize different types of content across the Fortnite universe
  • Produce unique, memorable, and compelling characters that fit the Fortnite style
  • Create character designs in a variety of body shapes, race, and aesthetics
  • Based on visual direction from the Art Director, collaborate on the visual style and ensure our designs are of Epic quality bar create and iterate unique and stunning designs within a determined production schedule
  • Provide timely & detailed feedback for the concept art team and outsourcing vendors
  • Coordinate with other art, design, and production teams to help accomplish the goals of the product

What we’re looking for

  • 7 + years experience in the game industry working in AAA game development
  • Worked on at least one AAA game in a Senior/Principal Concept Artist role
  • A portfolio that demonstrates a range of styles, creativity, and craftsmanship
  • Excellent traditional artistic skills with a strong grasp of composition, anatomy, color theory, perspective, lighting, environment, architectural, character, costume and graphic design
  • Effective leader, collaborator, and problem solver able to coordinate with internal and external teams
  • Excellent organizational skills and ability to accurately estimate tasks and maintain schedules
  • Strong communication skills and understanding of various art disciplines (animation, character, environment, VFX)
  • You’re user-focused, passionate, solutions-focused, and innovative. These traits equal success at Epic and influence everything we do.

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&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 & dependents.

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).

British Columbia Base Pay Range
$153,996$225,861 CAD

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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About The Company

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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