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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 Games is searching for an experienced Character Outsource Lead to help support several initiatives as part of our collaboration with Disney. In this role, you will work closely with Epic art leads, outsource managers, and external partners to help deliver high-quality 3D character content that fits within the Disney universe. You’ll provide creative and technical direction for outsourced character assets, helping ensure they meet Epic’s quality bar, pipeline standards, and gameplay requirements. Leveraging your expertise in character art production, communication, and real-time game development pipelines, you’ll guide external teams through documentation, reference gathering, feedback, and final asset integration while helping push the quality and consistency of memorable player experiences. Reporting to the individual art lead(s) and partnering closely with Outsource Management, you will serve as the front-line creative reviewer for outsourced character content and help maintain quality throughout production.

In this role, you will

Work closely with Epic Art Leads, Outsource Managers, and internal artists to ensure external partners have all the required documentation, references, and technical information needed for asset production
Partner with outsource vendors to deliver high-quality 3D character assets that align with Epic’s visual quality standards and technical requirements
Collect or create detailed documentation, video references, production examples, and engine requirements to support external development teams
Create or support asset blockouts, paintovers, and example assets to help communicate creative direction and production expectations
Clearly communicate artistic and technical feedback to outsourcing partners while ensuring creative goals, schedules, and quality expectations are met
Review outsourced assets for visual quality, technical accuracy, optimization, and gameplay readiness before final integration
Work cross-functionally with internal Epic art teams to ensure outsourced assets are correctly integrated into the pipeline and engine
Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to outsourced art assets, including bug support, triage, and follow-through to completion
When needed, contribute hands-on character art production work while maintaining familiarity with Epic pipelines, workflows, and production standards
Help identify pipeline improvements and opportunities to improve communication, efficiency, and quality across external development partnerships

What we're looking for

Experience shipping AAA titles across multiple platforms
Strong experience creating and reviewing high-quality 3D character assets for games
Experience working with external vendors and outsourcing pipelines in a production environment
Strong understanding of real-time game art pipelines, character creation workflows, optimization, and engine integration
Proficiency with industry-standard art tools, including Maya, 3ds Max, ZBrush, Photoshop, Substance Painter/Designer, and related software
Excellent communication and organizational skills, with the ability to deliver clear and actionable creative feedback across distributed external teams
Ability to balance artistic quality with technical requirements and production timelines
Self-motivated, highly collaborative, detail-oriented, and solutions-focused
Experience working in fast-paced development environments with evolving priorities
Passion for games, character art, and creating memorable player experiences

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 USDCalifornia Base Pay Range$155,111—$258,518 USDWashington Base Pay Range$141,010—$235,016 USD

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.

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