Concept Outsource Lead (Creatures) Position Available In Wake, North Carolina

Concept Outsource Lead (Creatures) (R26546)
Department
Art & Animation
Location
London, United Kingdom
Product
ArtStation
Company
Epic Games
Requisition ID
R26546
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
Epic Games is searching for an experienced Concept Outsourcing Lead to support and supervise creative content provided by outsource partners. Reporting to the individual art lead(s) and working with the Outsource Manager, the Concept Outsourcing Lead will provide front-line creative feedback for work submitted for Epic review. Though the role will be mainly supervisory, the individual should be an experienced concept artist, having worked in game studio pipelines before, and have a solid hands-on art background. The ideal candidate would be a talented concept artist who is able to communicate with outsource partners, including documenting existing pipelines, collecting or creating quality bar and technical example assets, collecting photo reference, creating mood boards, creating paint overs, and finally collaborating with other teams at Epic to ensure that concept art is of the highest quality and adequately supports the needs of those teams and the project.
In this role, you will
Work closely with the individual Epic Art Leads, Outsource Manager(s), and artists on the team to support external vendors
Create various concept designs for creatures that exist within the Fortnite ecosystem
Collect or generate detailed documentation, video reference, and examples of art asset production, procedures, and engine requirements to support the external vendors
If required, make any needed fixes to keep assets consistent and technically game ready as they’re handed off from the outsource partner
Clearly communicate feedback to the outsource partner, and ensure those creative notes and goals are met. Inform leadership in the event that isn’t happening
Communicate and partner with internal Epic art staff to ensure that outsource concept art is clear and respects limitations from other disciplines
What we’re looking for
Portfolio that demonstrates a range of styles, creativity and craftsmanship developing creatures
A keen eye for creature anatomy and an understanding of how this may affect downstream production groups
Worked on at least one AAA game in a Senior Concept Artist role
An effective communicator, collaborator, and problem solver able to coordinate between internal and external teams and deliver clear and concise feedback
Excellent organizational skills and ability to accurately estimate tasks and maintain schedules
Understanding of other game art disciplines, their workflows and limitations (animation, character, environment, VFX)
Experienced working within a team and a high pressure production environment
A PLUS – Fluency in a language other than English, including Chinese, German, Spanish, Italian, or Russian

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS

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EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits except for PMI (for dependents). Our current benefits package includes pension, private medical insurance, health care cash plan, dental insurance, disability and life insurance, critical illness, cycle to work scheme, flu shots, health checks, and meals. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.