Epic Games

Senior Environment Concept Artist

Epic Games$90K — $120K *
Cary, NC 27513In-Person
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Exceptional portfolio showcasing environment concept artistry and visual storytelling.
  • Deep knowledge of environmental design principles like architecture and gameplay readability.
  • Experience as a Senior or Principal Environment Concept Artist on a AAA title.
  • Strong communicative skills for effective collaboration with developers and outsourcing partners.
  • Experience in creating production-ready concept packages containing callouts and reference sheets.
  • Understanding of game development workflows connecting concept art to production departments.
  • Ability to manage priorities and maintain high artistic standards amid production schedules.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Art Directors and internal teams to ensure high-quality deliverables.
  • Communicate visual direction and world-building goals to teams to meet quality standards.
  • Create and oversee environment concept designs that enhance visual identity.
  • Work closely with various teams to ensure concepts align with production needs.
  • Make hands-on adjustments to concepts to ensure production readiness.
  • Maintain visual cohesion and strong world-building across diverse environments.

Benefits

  • 100% coverage of medical premiums for employees and dependents.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, life insurance, and 401k with match.
  • Robust mental well-being program offering free therapy and coaching.
  • Unlimited PTO and sick leave for work-life balance.
  • Company-sponsored events and paid breaks throughout the year.
  • Recognition through paid sabbatical for 7 years of employment.
Full Job Description
Epic Games is searching for an experienced Senior Environment Concept Artist to support and supervise environment concept content created by external partners as part of our collaboration with Disney. Reporting to the project Art Director and working closely with the Outsource Manager and Environment Art Leads, you will help drive the visual quality, consistency, and world-building direction of environment concept art across the project. This role requires a highly skilled environment concept artist with strong leadership instincts, exceptional communication skills, and experience working within AAA game production pipelines. You will collaborate with both internal and external teams to ensure concept work aligns with the project's artistic vision, gameplay needs, and production requirements while helping establish a clear quality bar for outsourced environment art. In this role, you will - Partner closely with the Art Director, Environment Art Leads, Outsource Managers, and internal art teams to ensure high-quality deliverables - Communicate the project's visual direction and world-building goals to the team(s) while ensuring all submitted work meets Epic and Disney quality standards - Create and oversee high-quality environment concept designs that support the visual identity and storytelling needs of the project - Collaborate closely with environment art, level design, lighting, VFX, and gameplay teams to ensure concepts support downstream production requirements - Make hands-on concept adjustments or fixes when necessary to maintain quality and production readiness - Help maintain visual cohesion and strong world-building across multiple environments and points of interest within the project universe What we're looking for - Exceptional portfolio demonstrating strong environment concept art skills, visual storytelling, composition, color theory, lighting, and world-building - Deep understanding of environmental design principles, including architecture, atmosphere, scale, shape language, and gameplay readability - Experience working as a Senior or Principal Environment Concept Artist on at least one shipped AAA title - Strong ability to communicate visual direction and collaborate effectively with both internal developers and external outsourcing partners - Experience creating production-ready concept packages, including callouts, orthographic designs, paint-overs, and reference sheets - Understanding of downstream game development workflows and how concept art supports environment art, lighting, level design, and VFX production - Excellent organizational, communication, and feedback skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced production environment - Proven ability to maintain high artistic standards while balancing production realities and schedules - Experience working with stylized and/or highly immersive world-building aesthetics is a strong plus - Familiarity with building 3D assets is a plus - Bonus: Fluency in an additional language such as Chinese, Spanish, German, Italian, or Russian 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 Epic Games

Epic Games is a video game development company that is best known for creating the popular game Fortnite. The company was founded in 1991 by Tim Sweeney and is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina. Epic Games has developed a number of other successful games, including the Unreal series and Gears of War. The company is also known for its Unreal Engine, a game engine that is used by many other game developers. Epic Games is committed to advancing the state of the art in game development and creating innovative and engaging experiences for players.
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