Senior Outsource Artist - Environment

3 Months ago • 8 Years + • Concept Art • $155,111 PA - $227,495 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Psyonix, an Epic Games studio, seeks a Senior Outsourcing Artist – Environment to manage and supervise creative content from external partners. Responsibilities include providing creative feedback, documenting pipelines, creating quality bar assets, collecting references, and packaging files. This role requires collaboration with art leads, establishing visual direction, communicating feedback to vendors, training external artists, and ensuring alignment with internal teams (designers, production). The ideal candidate possesses AAA game shipping experience, a strong portfolio showcasing stylized art/realism, and proficiency in Unreal Engine, Substance Painter, and other relevant tools.
Must have:
  • AAA title shipping experience
  • High-quality game-ready assets
  • Stylized art/realism portfolio
  • Proficiency in Unreal Engine, Substance Painter, Perforce, 3D modeling
  • Excellent communication and feedback skills
Good to have:
  • Experience with Shotgrid and Miro
  • Vert count management, material setup, PBR texture creation knowledge
Perks:
  • 100% premium coverage (Medical, Dental, Vision)
  • Long Term Disability, Life Insurance
  • 401k with competitive 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

Psyonix is seeking an experienced Senior Outsourcing Artist to support and supervise creative content provided by outsourcing partners. The Senior Outsourcing Artist will provide front-line creative feedback for work submitted for review. The ideal candidate would be a talented artist who can communicate with outsource partners, including documenting existing pipelines, collecting or creating quality bar and technical example assets, collecting photo references, creating asset blackouts, creating simple block-out paintovers, and finally, packaging all files to send off to the external artists.

In this role, you will

  • Work with the Art Leads and Director level to establish visual direction for our outsourcing vendors
  • Collect or generate detailed documentation, video references, and examples of art asset production, procedures, and engine requirements to support the external vendors
  • Clearly communicating feedback to the outsource partner and ensuring those creative notes and goals are relayed by internal artists, level designers, game designers, and production to understand the needs and goals of props being created
  • Provide prototype meshes with accurate scale and pivot placement, with an understanding of the technical constraints, including vert count management, material setup, and PBR texture creation
  • Train outsource partner artists in Psyonix's specific techniques and best practices
  • Foster remote teams' enthusiasm for the project
  • Work with internal stakeholders and or IP owners on licensed asset approvals

What we're looking for

  • Experience in shipping AAA titles across multiple platforms
  • Experience shipping high-quality game-ready assets for production, with an emphasis on stylized art / stylized realism
  • Must have a strong portfolio showing executed game assets for hard surfaces and organic environments
  • Strong understanding of the latest toolsets in game art creation, including (but not limited to) Unreal Engine, Substance Painter, Perforce, and 3D modeling packages (A plus if experienced with Shotgrid and Miro)
  • Highly organized, self-driven, customer-focused, and a great team player
  • Ability to critique, mentor, and improve art through written feedback loops
  • A keen understanding of technical hurdles, the ability to autonomously make choices to further art quality, and excellent communication skills are a must
  • Experienced working within a team and a high-pressure production environment

A portfolio/reel/website is required with application. Please hyperlink it to your resume, or submit it as an attachment with your application

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.

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).

California Base Pay Range
$155,111$227,495 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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