Tech Art Intern

Epic Games • Cary, NC

3d

About The Position

We are looking for a Technical Art Intern to join the Rocket League team. You will sit between our artists and engineers: building tools that speed up how content gets into the build, authoring real-time materials, and profiling scenes so the game holds frame rate everywhere from mobile to high-refresh PC. You will have an impact on real work that ships into playable builds.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in, or recently graduated from, a Technical Art, Computer Science, Digital Media, or Game Development program, or a portfolio strong enough to stand in for one
• Scripting experience in Python, C#, or a DCC scripting API. Bonus if you have written something that saved someone else time
• Hands-on with at least one 3D package (Maya, 3ds Max, or Blender) and the Substance suite
• Working knowledge of Unreal Engine
• Solid real-time rendering fundamentals: how lighting, shading, UV layout, texture memory, and poly budgets affect performance
• Genuine curiosity about performance. You like finding out why a frame is slow
• Clear, proactive communication. You raise blockers early instead of quietly grinding on them
• A portfolio or reel showing technical art work: tools, shaders, procedural systems, or optimization case studies

Nice To Haves

• profiling tools (Unreal Insights, RenderDoc, PIX), HLSL, Houdini, or experience shipping to mobile or console

Responsibilities

• Build small pipeline tools and scripts (Python, UEFN/Verse, DCC scripting APIs) that automate repetitive steps for arena, vehicle, and cosmetics artists
• Profile arenas and assets in engine, then help fix what you find: draw calls, overdraw, texture memory, LODs, and vertex budgets
• Author and iterate on real-time materials and shaders for signature Rocket League surfaces
• Take assets from Maya, Blender, or Substance through to an optimized, working setup in engine and validate them in a playable build
• Work directly with technical artists, rendering engineers, and environment artists to unblock issues and document what you learn
• Show your work in art reviews and playtests, take feedback, and iterate quickly

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed