Environment Outsource Lead

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.ARTWhat We DoPush 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 DoEpic Games is searching for an experienced Environment Outsource Lead to help build several initiatives as part of our collaboration with Disney. As an Outsource Lead, you will support and supervise prop and architecture content provided by our outsource partners. You will provide front-line creative feedback for work submitted to Epic for review. Though the role will be mainly supervisory, the individual should be an experienced artist. They should have experience working in game studio pipelines, with a solid hands-on art background, especially in Environment Art. The ideal candidate would be a talented artist who can effectively communicate with outsource partners, maintain documentation of existing pipelines, collect or create benchmark and technical example assets, collect photo references, create asset blockouts, create simple block-out paint overs, and finally package all files to send off to the external artists.In this role, you willWork with the Lead and Director level to establish visual direction for our outsourcing vendorsCollect or generate detailed documentation, video references, and examples of art asset production, procedures, and engine requirements to support our external vendorsClearly communicate feedback to outsource partners, and ensure those creative notes and goals are met. Informing leadership in the event that isn’t happeningCommunicate cross-discipline with artists, level designers, game designers, and production to understand the needs and goals of props being createdMake any needed fixes to keep assets consistent and technically game-ready as they’re handed off from the outsource partnerProvide prototype meshes with accurate scale and pivot placement, with understanding of the technical constraints, including vert count management, material setup, and PBR texture creationWhat we're looking forExperience in shipping AAA titles across multiple platformsExperienced in shipping production assets for games, specifically within the Environment disciplineStrong understanding of the latest toolsets in game art creation. Including but not limited to Unreal Engine 5, Substance Painter, Marmoset, Perforce, and 3D modeling packagesMust be highly organized, self-driven, customer-focused, and a great team playerAbility to critique, mentor, and improve art through written feedback loopsA keen understanding of technical hurdles, the ability to autonomously make choices to further art quality, with excellent communication skills being a mustExperienced working within a team and a high-pressure production environmentEPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFEOur intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.ABOUT USEpic Games​ ​is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 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 variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.