Character Art Director

About the position

Epic is looking for a Character Art Director to join our growing team on Fortnite. This person will lead and collaborate with multidisciplinary artists to help create and maintain Epic's vision. This person will have a balance of creative thinking and a strong ability to lead a team in developing content for our various projects. By working closely with the Senior Art Director, you will be accountable for identifying and communicating a high-quality visual style, as well as developing a team of artists and coaching them to do the same.

Responsibilities

• Be highly creative. Imagine and communicate your vision to the team to develop new content that players will love
• Lead Art initiatives, working closely with other non-Art Teams including Design, Programming, Product, and Marketing
• Strategize with Senior Leadership to help define the Art Team's direction and priorities
• Create and iterate unique and stunning character designs within a determined production schedule
• Direct and mentor a worldwide team of artists; delivering effective feedback across all art disciplines - modeling, animation, etc.
• Collaborate with the Product and IP teams on themes and cosmetic sets
• Deliver effective feedback across all art disciplines - modeling, animation, etc.

Requirements

• Experience as an art director with a character design background and understanding of the 2D and 3D process in a game studio
• A deep understanding of the game development process and art disciplines
• Experience with working with Product Management on new initiatives
• Solid technical background in art and game development
• Practical experience using Unreal
• Strong leadership skills in order to lead a large number of people toward a singular vision
• Strong collaborative nature to partner with senior art directors and discipline leads
• Strong understanding of art fundamentals, multiple art styles, anatomy, appeal, color theory, and how color affects mood & focal points - with a focus on modern fashion-forward aesthetics
• Experience designing characters of a wide variety with broad appeal and the ability to adapt to and innovate new styles and techniques
• Experience directing and supporting artists across multiple disciplines

Benefits

• 100% coverage for benefits for both employees and dependents
• Coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance
• Weekly indemnity (short term disability)
• Retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents