Senior Environment Concept Artist [Remote]

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What You'll Do

Epic Games is searching for an experienced Senior Environment Concept Artist to support and supervise environment concept content created by external partners as part of our collaboration with Disney. Reporting to the project Art Director and working closely with the Outsource Manager and Environment Art Leads, you will help drive the visual quality, consistency, and world-building direction of environment concept art across the project. This role requires a highly skilled environment concept artist with strong leadership instincts, exceptional communication skills, and experience working within AAA game production pipelines. You will collaborate with both internal and external teams to ensure concept work aligns with the project's artistic vision, gameplay needs, and production requirements while helping establish a clear quality bar for outsourced environment art. 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 What we're looking for
• 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 This role is open to multiple locations across the US (including CA, NYC, & WA). Pay Transparency Information The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren't limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic's generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs). New York City Base Pay Range $141,010 - $235,016 USD California Base Pay Range $155,111 - $258,518 USD Washington Base Pay Range $141,010 - $235,016 USD 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. Note Posting is subject to change so please refer to career site for latest availability (SBJ-G337). Apply To This Job

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