Technical Artist

About Us

Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 years they have been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content. Epic's Unreal Engine technology provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, and is used across industries including media, entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. Epic Games values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture.

What Makes Us Epic

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. The company fosters a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Being Epic means being part of a team that strives to do right by the community and users while constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

What We Do

The Art team pushes artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character, and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire.

Responsibilities

• Guide a team of Technical Artists in building visually compelling, performant game worlds for a collaboration with Disney.
• Translate project goals into practical tools, workflows, and technical solutions by working closely with Art, Engineering, and Design.
• Perform hands-on leadership tasks focused on day-to-day execution, team mentorship, and solving production challenges.
• Deliver the studio's technical art direction.
• Profile game content and resolve performance bottlenecks in collaboration with Art and Engineering.
• Optimize geometry, materials, shaders, textures, lighting, foliage, and VFX to meet performance and memory budgets.
• Help artists apply best practices for LODs, instancing, streaming, and content scalability across target platforms.
• Conduct content reviews and develop validation tools to identify technical issues early.
• Develop and maintain tools for environment creation, including terrain, foliage, procedural generation, and asset placement.
• Partner with Environment Art and Level Design to improve world-building workflows and troubleshoot production issues.
• Implement standards for modular assets, materials, and content organization.
• Document tools and workflows to help artists adopt them effectively.
• Lead day-to-day work for a small Technical Art team, coordinating priorities and deliverables with Production and technical leadership.
• Mentor Technical Artists through feedback, technical reviews, and hands-on problem-solving.
• Balance individual contributions with delegation, providing team members clear ownership and growth opportunities.
• Communicate progress, dependencies, and technical risks to project leadership.
• Coordinate initiatives with Tech Art Leads on other projects within the same development environment.
• Establish practical usage guidelines and train artists on approved workflows, adhering to studio policies for intellectual property, licensing, and data security.
• Evaluate results against quality and efficiency goals, recommending workflows to refine or expand.

Requirements

• Experience shipping and supporting a live-service game.
• Strong professional experience in technical art for games, including contributions to a shipped title or comparably complex production.
• Experience leading or mentoring Technical Artists and coordinating technical work across disciplines.
• Practical knowledge of real-time rendering, profiling, content optimization, and performance budgets.
• Experience with world-building pipelines, procedural workflows, LOD systems, and content streaming.
• Proficiency with Unreal Engine, Unity, or a proprietary game engine.
• Scripting or programming experience for tool development using Python, C#, or C++.
• Familiarity with shader and material development, as well as tools such as Houdini, Maya, or Blender.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and prioritization skills, with an appreciation for artistic quality.

Benefits and Perks

• 100% of premiums paid for medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents.
• Vision HRA.
• Long Term Disability.
• Life Insurance.
• 401k with competitive match.
• Robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, providing free therapy and coaching for employees and dependents.
• Company events and company-wide paid breaks.
• Unlimited PTO and sick time.
• Paid sabbatical after 7 years of employment.