Senior Technical Artist

The role

A Senior Tech Artist will work on Fortnite Events. You will create complex materials, manage world lighting, and optimize content for many platforms.

What you will do

• Create complex materials for landscape and environments
• Be responsible for world lighting, sets lighting, clouds, atmospherics, water lookdev
• Execute on a range of visual styles with emphasis on stylized with a high level of fidelity
• Work with engineers and artists to optimize content for many platforms
• Own gameplay and engine features from the TechArt side maintaining the high-quality bar for Fortnite Events

Required qualifications

• Strong reel/portfolio showing executed game tech art
• Experienced knowledge of PBR principles and material editors
• Establish workflows and tools for other artists to utilize when making unique assets
• Experience using texturing packagers such as Substance Designer
• High level of proficiency in setting up world environmental lighting
• Familiarity with the Unreal 5 Engine art pipeline
• Experience working on multiple platforms
• Scripting experience Blueprint or other

Nice to have

• Desire and knowledge of how to push Unreal Engine further
• Desire to work with a team and own features and initiatives from inception to ship

Benefits

• Generous benefit plans
• Discretionary incentive programs

About the company

Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company that makes award-winning games and engine technology. Their Unreal Engine technology is used by game developers and content creators across various industries.