Senior Hard Surface Artist

Epic Games•Cary, NC

13h

About The Position

Epic Games is looking for a Senior Hard Surface Artist to join their team working on an exciting collaboration with Disney. In this role, you will partner closely with art, design, animation, tech animation, and production teams to help create a steady stream of high-quality mechanical and organic content for an unannounced project. You’ll bring complex assets to life through exceptional modeling, texturing, and artistic execution while helping establish the visual standard for hyper-realistic hard surface content.

Requirements

Exceptional hard surface modeling skills with experience creating high-quality mechanical assets for games or real-time experiences.
Strong proficiency with industry-standard 3D software, including tools such as Maya, 3ds Max, Blender, Plasticity, and ZBrush.
Excellent understanding of texturing workflows, PBR materials, and realistic surface creation.
Ability to take assets from concept through final implementation with strong attention to detail and craftsmanship.
Experience creating functional and articulated mechanical models suitable for animation pipelines.
Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across multiple disciplines.
Passion for creating world-class visual content and pushing quality to the next level.

Responsibilities

Create highly detailed hard surface models with strong articulation and animation support.
Develop simple to moderately complex organic meshes as needed to support gameplay and world-building requirements.
Model and texture high-poly and low-poly assets, including weapons, vehicles, gadgets, and other mechanical elements.
Collaborate closely with gameplay, animation, tech animation, visual effects, and tech art teams to ensure assets meet artistic and technical requirements.
Produce high-quality hyper-realistic models, materials, and textures that support the project’s visual direction.
Translate 2D and 3D concept art into fully realized in-game assets while maintaining fidelity to the original artistic vision.
Help drive quality standards and contribute to visual problem-solving across the art pipeline.

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision HRA
Long Term Disability
Life Insurance
401k with competitive match
Robust mental well-being program through Modern Health (free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents)
Employee events
Company-wide paid breaks
Unlimited PTO and sick time
Paid sabbatical for 7 years of employment