Tech Art Lead Position Available In Wake, North Carolina

Tech Art Lead (R26597)
Department
Art & Animation
Location
Montreal, Canada
Product
Fortnite
Company
Epic Games
Requisition ID
R26597
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 is looking for an experienced Lead Technical Artist to join the Fortnite Battle Royal Team. Candidates in this role will manage and mentor a team of Technical Artists and communicate and collaborate with various other departments in establishing goals and tasks for new features. You will identify potential risks in plans and highlight them early with the team to problem solve. This person will work closely with Gameplay Engineers and Designers to create and implement new technical features from start to finish.
In this role, you will
Manage and mentor a team of technical artists, provide art direction and feedback on tasks
Optimize Art Content to ensure features are performant on all supported platforms(Console, handhelds, mobile)
Collaborate with Art Leads to Create Shader and blueprint solutions for complex assets and provide proto models and guidance on how to approach creation of these assets
Work with production to plan, scope and provide estimates for tasks and create tickets in Shotgrid
Collaborate with Gameplay Engineers and Designers in executing new complex, technical gameplay features from start to finish
Create Blueprint Solutions for Gameplay features that require dynamic shaders that telegraph gameplay states and are driven by gameplay mechanics
Iterate with the Design team in Creating Shader and Blueprint solutions for Dynamic Gameplay assets while maintaining gameplay clarity
What we’re looking for
Strong experience with Unreal Engine or other real-time game engine technologies
Skilled in authoring materials and shaders using node-based graph editors or HLSL
Proficient in Blueprints and other programming or scripting languages
Proven leadership as a departmental lead, managing technical artists and collaborating closely with all art departments
Proficiency with 3D modeling tools such as 3ds Max, Maya, or similar software
Experienced in texture creation using tools like Substance Designer and Substance Painter
Hands-on experience with procedural modeling and simulation tools, such as Houdini
Expertise in optimizing art and gameplay content across multiple platforms (console, Switch, mobile)
Contributed to shipping cross-platform content on consoles, Switch, and mobile devices
Led the development of gameplay features, collaborating closely with design teams to drive creative direction

EPIC GAMES + EPIC BENEFITS

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EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.