Senior Technical Artist (World Creation)

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • Technical Art

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Technical Artist (World Creation) at Epic Games, you'll be instrumental in shaping the future of world-building tools for Unreal Engine. Responsibilities include designing and iteratively developing cutting-edge tools, collaborating with engineering and UX teams on workflows, ensuring tools meet user expectations through prototyping and feedback, driving product initiatives, engaging with internal and external users to understand their needs, and applying best practices to influence product deliverables. You will contribute to next-gen terrain tools, procedural content generation, world partition streaming, and modeling tools, redefining how real-time environments are created across platforms.
Must have:
  • 5+ years experience in world building
  • Expertise in large open-world production
  • Proficiency in 3D modeling, geometry scripting
  • Procedural content generation skills
  • Experience with Houdini, World Machine, Gaea, Maya, 3ds Max, Blender, Unreal or Unity
Perks:
  • 100% premium coverage for medical, dental, vision
  • Long-term disability, life insurance, 401k match
  • Robust 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.

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What We Do

Unreal-powered projects have been on the bleeding edge of real-time entertainment for over 20 years. Our team of industry experts are always innovating to improve our world building tools and workflows that power high quality environments today and for years to come.

What You'll Do

You'll join the industry-leading Unreal Engine team as a Senior Technical Artist and help shape the future of world creation! As a Senior Technical Artist, you'll be hands-on, contributing to the design of cutting-edge novel world-building tools through an iterative development process — from next-gen terrain tools and procedural content generation to world partition streaming and modeling tools. Be part of redefining how real-time environments that scale across all platforms are created and push the boundaries of what’s possible!

In this role, you will

  • Participate in the design and iterative development of world building tools
  • Partner with Engineering and UX teams to design workflows, and build valuable well thought out solutions
  • Ensure our tools are best in class and meet our user expectations by creating prototypes, demos, examples and provide constant feedback
  • Drive product initiatives with minimal direction/supervision
  • Engage with our internal Epic Games production teams and external users to understand their needs and requirements
  • Apply principles, standards and best practices within the subject matter area to influence product deliverables and manage the product roadmap
  • Work with our marketing and sales teams to help them explain what problems we are solving and the value for our users

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of technical experience in the World Building field (e.g. Senior Technical Artist or equivalent) working with exceptional engineering talent
  • Subject matter expertise in large open world production, landscape creation workflows, 3D modeling, geometry scripting, procedural content generation for games and the ability to teach those workflows to others
  • Expertise with Houdini, World Machine, Gaea, Maya, 3Ds Max, Blender and with Unreal, Unity or any proprietary game engine is a plus
  • Someone that enjoys working on engine, tools and features development up to final productization
  • Someone that can be the voice of our users, and think in both near-term (tactics) and long-term (strategy)
  • Drive alignment with clever, thoughtful, and kind people as a team
  • Excellent communication, and relationship-building skills
  • Comfortable with change, managing complex tasks and adaptable to project scope

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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