Concept Art Director

Location

Cary, NC | United States

Job description

Epic Games is looking for a Concept Director to join our team working on Fortnite . In this role, you will work directly with the concept team to help our team create and iterate on exciting, purposeful characters that look amazing. You should have a combination of strong creative/visual aesthetics, excellent design skills, leadership experience, and a proven track record of creating compelling characters.

In this role, you will

• Work with Concept Leads and Art Directors to guide the direction of Fortnite Cosmetics
• Be highly creative. Imagine and communicate your vision to the team to develop new content that players will love
• Direct and mentor a worldwide team of Concept artists
• Contribute and maintain the Fortnite Character Style guide
• Filter multiple sources of analysis and feedback into visual direction for creating new art
• Help Epic push the visual envelope by creating stunning and inspiring characters
• Collaborate with the Product and IP teams on themes and cosmetic sets
• Create and iterate unique and stunning designs within a determined production schedule
• Partner with other departments such as the Modeling and TechAnim teams, to ensure the concept designs work within the project workflow

What we're looking for

• Experience as a Lead Concept artist in a game studio
• Strong understanding of art fundamentals, multiple art styles, anatomy, appeal
• Experience designing characters of a wide variety and broad appeal
• Understanding of modern fashion-forward aesthetics
• Ability to help mentor and coach a growing team of artists
• A mind for technical function and aesthetic pursuit with an ability to balance creativity with function

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