Senior Environment Technical Artist, LEGO Fortnite

23 Minutes ago • 4-8 Years • Concept Art • Undisclosed

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Job Description

As a Senior Environment Technical Artist for LEGO Fortnite, you'll be a key member of a team crafting LEGO-themed experiences within the Fortnite universe. Responsibilities include utilizing Unreal's landscape tools to build hand-crafted and procedurally generated worlds, creating complex environmental materials and effects, collaborating with cross-functional teams (gameplay developers, artists), and implementing innovative strategies to keep the game engaging. You will be responsible for realizing artistic and functional vision from concept to completion, ensuring seamless integration of elements across the LEGO Fortnite world. Experience with AAA game development from concept to release is crucial, along with a strong portfolio showcasing executed game tech art.
Must have:
  • AAA game experience (concept to release)
  • Strong portfolio showcasing game tech art
  • Unreal Engine landscape tools proficiency
  • Experience managing cross-functional teams
  • Deep understanding of game development processes
  • Extensive landscape building and materials experience
Good to have:
  • Procedural generation experience
  • Experience with UE Blueprints
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

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

We are growing the team, forging adventures in LEGO Fortnite, blending the engaging and welcoming Fortnite universe with the creativity and playfulness of LEGO. You will be part of a dedicated team of other world-building-focused Technical Artists working on existing and new Fortnite LEGO-based experiences. We realize the vision both artistically and functionally from concept to player's hands, ultimately building the playground that is the Lego Fortnite world. We collaborate with almost every team contributing to the game bringing together everyone’s work in the world of Lego Fortnite. We are looking for individuals who are organized, collaborative, motivated, and enthusiastic about working with landscape tools, materials, and other tech art problems to build out our LEGO based worlds. The Ideal candidates are deeply familiar with unreal editors landscape editing tools, landscape materials and foliage, and have experience with procedural generation. They should be able to combine geometry, materials, effects and UE Blueprints to create complex art.

In this role, you will

  • Work with Unreal’s Landscape tools, and landscape materials to build bespoke hand made worlds, as well as work on procedural landscape tools and materials
  • Create complex materials for environments, and environmental effects
  • Work with gameplay developers, artists, and other team members to integrate concepts into a cohesive landscape for each world
  • Continuously explore and implement innovative strategies to keep the game fresh and exciting for players
  • Provide transparent communications on project status and risks to stakeholders to ensure they are properly informed of any impacts on upcoming tasks

What we're looking for

  • Experience on a AAA game from concept to release
  • Must have a strong reel/portfolio showing executed game tech art
  • Previous experience working in a production role where you've managed cross-functional teams in creating and delivering complex projects
  • Deep understanding of game development, software development process, and project management practices
  • Strong project management and organizational skills
  • Extensive experience in landscape building and materials, preferably in a senior or lead role
  • Proficiency in using Unreal's landscape tools
  • A passion for gaming, with a specific interest and familiarity with Fortnite and LEGO

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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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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