Character Art Director

About the position

Epic is looking for a Character Cosmetics 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
• Help Epic push the visual envelope by creating stunning and inspiring characters
• Direct and mentor a worldwide team of artists; delivering effective feedback across all art disciplines - modeling, animation, etc.
• Interpret the needs of all development disciplines such as design and programming into amazing final artwork
• Collaborate with the Product and IP teams on themes and cosmetic sets
• Deliver effective feedback across all art disciplines - modeling, animation, etc.
• Create and iterate unique and stunning designs within a determined production schedule

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
• Strong understanding of art fundamentals, multiple art styles, anatomy, appeal
• Experience designing characters of a wide variety and broad appeal
• Strong understanding of color theory and how color affects mood & focal points - with a focus on modern fashion-forward aesthetics
• Excellent verbal, written, and visual communication skills & experience with effective feedback for outsourcing and contractors
• Strong leadership skills in order to lead a large number of people toward a singular vision
• Experience directing and supporting artists across multiple disciplines
• The ability to adapt to and innovate new styles and techniques
• Strong collaborative nature to partner with senior art directors and discipline leads

Benefits

• 100% coverage for benefits for both employees and dependents
• Coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine
• Life and AD&D insurance
• 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