Senior Environment Concept Artist

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 Senior 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.

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.

In this role, you will

Partner closely with the Art Director, Environment Art Leads, Outsource Managers, and internal art teams to ensure high‑quality deliverables

Communicate the project’s visual direction and world‑building goals to the team(s) while ensuring all submitted work meets Epic and Disney quality standards

Create and oversee high‑quality environment concept designs that support the visual identity and storytelling needs of the project

Collaborate closely with environment art, level design, lighting, VFX, and gameplay teams to ensure concepts support downstream production requirements

Make hands‑on concept adjustments or fixes when necessary to maintain quality and production readiness

Help maintain visual cohesion and strong world‑building across multiple environments and points of interest within the project universe

What we're looking for

Exceptional portfolio demonstrating strong environment concept art skills, visual storytelling, composition, color theory, lighting, and world‑building

Deep understanding of environmental design principles, including architecture, atmosphere, scale, shape language, and gameplay readability

Experience working as a Senior or Principal Environment Concept Artist on at least one shipped AAA title

Strong ability to communicate visual direction and collaborate effectively with both internal developers and external outsourcing partners

Experience creating production‑ready concept packages, including callouts, orthographic designs, paint‑overs, and reference sheets

Understanding of downstream game development workflows and how concept art supports environment art, lighting, level design, and VFX production

Excellent organizational, communication, and feedback skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced production environment

Proven ability to maintain high artistic standards while balancing production realities and schedules

Experience working with stylized and/or highly immersive world‑building aesthetics is a strong plus

Familiarity with building 3D assets is a plus

Bonus: Fluency in an additional language such as Chinese, Spanish, German, Italian, or Russian

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) 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 USD

California Base Pay Range $155,111—$258,518 USD

Washington Base Pay Range $141,010—$235,016 USD

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement
Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer.

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