About the role
<div class="content-intro"><h2>WHAT MAKES US EPIC?</h2> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p></div><h2>ART</h2> <h3><strong>What We Do</strong></h3> <p>Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire.</p> <h3><strong>What You'll Do</strong></h3> <p>Epic Games is searching for an experienced Lead 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.</p> <p>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.</p> <h3><strong>In this role, you will</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Partner closely with the Art Director, Environment Art Leads, Outsource Managers, and internal art teams to support external environment concept vendors</li> <li><span>Communicate the project’s visual direction and world-building goals to outsource partners while ensuring all submitted work meets Epic and Disney quality standards</span></li> <li><span>Create and oversee high-quality environment concept designs that support the visual identity and storytelling needs of the project</span></li> <li><span>Develop mood boards, paint-overs, visual target references, callouts, and production documentation to guide external teams</span></li> <li><span>Help define environment pipelines, workflows, and quality benchmarks for outsourced concept art production</span></li> <li><span>Review outsource submissions and provide clear, actionable artistic feedback to ensure consistency in style, tone, composition, and functionality<