Senior Technical Artist
Epic Games
Cary, NC · Posted August 14, 2026
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About the job
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.
ART
What We Do
Push 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 Do
Epic is looking for a Senior Tech Artist to join our team working on Fortnite Events. A successful candidate should have a deep knowledge in look development, lighting and complex game art. A successful candidate should have a broad knowledge of art creation for games. You should understand modeling, texturing, and animation fundamentals. You should be able to combine geometry, materials, effects, and UE Blueprints to create complex art. You should be able to work with both internal ICs, leads and directors as well as direct vendors to support the more technical aspects of creating art.
In this role, you will
Create complex materials for landscape and environments
Be responsible for world lighting, sets lighting, clouds, atmospherics, water lookdev
Execute on a range of visual styles with emphasis on stylized with a high level of fidelity
Work with engineers and artists to optimize content for many platforms
Own gameplay and engine features from the TechArt side maintaining the high-quality bar for Fortnite Events
What we're looking for
Must have a strong reel/portfolio showing executed game tech art
Experienced knowledge of PBR principles and material editors
Establish workflows and tools for other artists to utilize when making unique assets
Experience using texturing packagers such as Substance Designer
High level of proficiency in setting up world environmental lighting
Desire and knowledge of how to push Unreal Engine further
Desire to work with a team and own features and initiatives from inception to ship
Familiarity with the Unreal 5 Engine art pipeline
Experience working on multiple platforms
Scripting experience Blueprint or other
EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE
Our 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 US
Epic 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 .