Senior Environment Concept Artist

About the role

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 varie

Responsibilities

• 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

Requirements

• 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
• 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

Additional Information

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.

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