We're looking for a seasoned Art Director, Environments to join our team at Epic Games. As an Art Director, you will be responsible for defining, maintaining, and elevating the visual quality of Rocket League's worlds, balancing realism, readability, and performance of all visual elements in the game.

You will work closely with the Creative Director to set the tone and direction for the environments, and collaborate with a team of multidisciplinary artists and external partners to deliver high-quality environments at scale. This role requires a strong mix of artistic vision, technical depth, and leadership skills, with experience in delivering games with realistic 3D environments and robust outsourcing processes.

As an Art Director, you will be responsible for:

• Defining and pushing the artistic vision for Rocket League's environments, while respecting established visual pillars
• Collaborating with discipline leads, production, and outsourcing teams to deliver high-quality content efficiently
• Translating high-level directions into clear and concise guidelines for internal teams and external partners
• Supporting the Creative Director in reviewing, providing feedback, and ensuring alignment across the team
• Representing the Creative Director in multidisciplinary meetings, reviews, and planning discussions

What We're Looking For

• Strong understanding of environmental art for games, including realistic structures, natural landscapes, and integration of structural and organic forms
• Proven experience in supervising large-scale outsourcing processes, including writing RFPs, reviewing, commenting, and quality control across multiple vendors
• Experience in close collaboration with designers to support main gameplay loops
• Strong willingness and ability to progress, lead, and direct teams with clarity and empathy
• Experience leading to the delivery of at least one commercial game with realistic 3D environments across multiple platforms, including consoles and PC, ideally on titles with ongoing service (experience with Unreal Engine a plus)
• Deep understanding of performance, optimization, and memory compromises, with a practical approach to growth and reuse of assets
• Strong technical art knowledge, including workflows, tools, and content integration for PBR and photogrammetry pipelines
• Excellent mastery of artistic fundamentals: composition, lighting, color theory, scale, and visual appeal
• Experience as a team lead responsible for the complete development of environments, including management of internal teams and external partners
• Developed collaboration spirit, humble management approach, and a sure instinct for what makes environments fun

Benefits

We pay 100% of all benefits premiums, both for employees and dependents, and offer additional coverage for medical, dental, and vision care, serious illness, telemedicine, life insurance, death or mutilation by accident insurance, and long-term disability insurance. We also offer a weekly indemnity (short-term disability) and a retirement savings plan with employer matching contributions. In addition to the employee assistance program, we offer a comprehensive mental well-being program through Modern Health, an organization that provides free therapy and coaching services to employees and dependents.

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We're looking for an experienced Environment Art Lead to join the Rocket League team. In this role, you will partner closely with the Art Director to define, maintain, and elevate the visual quality of Rocket League's worlds, balancing realism, readability, and performance across the game's visuals.

Key Responsibilities

• Be highly creative, helping define and drive the Environment Art vision for Rocket League while respecting established visual pillars.
• Partner with Discipline Leads, Production, and Outsource teams to deliver content efficiently and at quality.
• Translate high-level direction into clear, actionable guidance for internal teams and external partners.
• Support the Art Director by conducting reviews, providing early feedback, and ensuring alignment throughout the team.
• Represent the Art Director when needed in cross-discipline meetings, reviews, and planning discussions.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of environment art for games, including realistic architecture, natural landscapes, and the integration of manmade and organic elements.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing large outsourcing pipelines, including asset briefs, reviews, feedback, and quality control across multiple vendors.
• Experience collaborating closely with Designers to support core game loops.
• Strong desire and ability to grow, mentor, and lead teams with clarity and empathy.
• Experience shipping at least one commercial game with realistic 3D environments, across multiple platforms, including console and PC, ideally on live or long-running titles (Unreal Engine experience a plus).
• Deep understanding of performance, optimization, and memory trade-offs, with a practical approach to scalability and asset reuse.
• Strong technical art knowledge, including workflows, tooling, and content integration for PBR and Photogrammetry pipelines.
• Excellent grasp of art fundamentals, composition, lighting, color theory, scale, and visual appeal.
• Experience as a Lead responsible for end-to-end environment development, including internal teams and external partners.
• Highly collaborative mindset, low-ego leadership style, and strong instincts for what makes environments fun.

Benefits

We pay 100% for benefits for both employees (EEs) and dependents (deps). Our current benefits package includes coverage for medical, dental, and life insurance. We also offer supplemental benefits including daily meal vouchers, and commuter benefits for onsite employees.

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We're looking for an experienced Environment Art Lead to join the Rocket League team. In this role, you will partner closely with the Art Director to define, maintain, and elevate the visual quality of Rocket League's worlds, balancing realism, readability, and performance across the game's visuals.

Key Responsibilities

• Be highly creative, helping define and drive the Environment Art vision for Rocket League while respecting established visual pillars.
• Partner with Discipline Leads, Production, and Outsource teams to deliver content efficiently and at quality.
• Translate high-level direction into clear, actionable guidance for internal teams and external partners.
• Support the Art Director by conducting reviews, providing early feedback, and ensuring alignment throughout the team.
• Represent the Art Director when needed in cross-discipline meetings, reviews, and planning discussions.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of environment art for games, including realistic buildings, natural landscapes, and the integration of manmade and organic elements.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing large outsourcing pipelines, including asset briefs, reviews, feedback, and quality control across multiple vendors.
• Experience collaborating closely with Designers to support core game loops.
• Strong desire and ability to grow, mentor, and lead teams with clarity and empathy.
• Experience shipping at least one commercial game with realistic 3D environments, across multiple platforms, including console and PC, ideally on live or long-running titles (Unreal Engine experience a plus).
• Deep understanding of performance, optimization, and memory trade-offs, with a practical approach to scalability and asset reuse.
• Strong technical art knowledge, including workflows, tooling, and content integration for PBR and Photogrammetry pipelines.
• Excellent grasp of art fundamentals, composition, lighting, color theory, scale, and visual appeal.
• Experience as a Lead responsible for end-to-end environment development, including internal teams and external partners.
• Highly collaborative mindset, low-ego leadership style, and strong instincts for what makes environments fun.

Benefits

We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

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We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Environment Artist to join our team at Epic Games. As a Lead Environment Artist, you will be responsible for creating high-quality environments for our games, including Rocket League.

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with the Art Director to define, maintain, and elevate the visual quality of the worlds in Rocket League, balancing realism, legibility, and performance in all visual aspects of the game.
• Lead and collaborate with artists from various areas and external partners to create high-quality environments on a large scale.
• Develop a strong understanding of the game's direction and provide guidance on the execution of environment art.
• Review and provide feedback on the work of other artists to ensure consistency and quality.
• Represent the Art Director in meetings, discussions, and planning sessions as needed.

What We Are Looking For

• A strong understanding of environment art for games, including realistic constructions, natural landscapes, and the integration of organic and artificial elements.
• Demonstrated experience in supervising large outsourcing pipelines, including asset summaries, reviews, feedback, and quality control of multiple vendors.
• Experience working with designers to support main game loops.
• A strong desire and ability to grow, lead, and manage teams with clarity and empathy.
• Experience in launching at least one commercial game with 3D realistic environments on multiple platforms, including console and PC, ideally in live or long-term titles (experience with the Unreal Engine is a plus).
• A deep understanding of performance, optimization, and memory compensation, with a practical approach to scalability and asset reusability.
• Strong technical knowledge of art, including workflows, tools, and content integration for PBR and photogrammetry pipelines.
• Excellent understanding of art fundamentals, composition, lighting, color theory, scale, and visual appeal.
• Experience as a leader responsible for the development of environment art from start to finish, including internal teams and external partners.
• A highly collaborative mindset, low-ego leadership style, and strong instincts for what makes environments fun.

Benefits

• We pay 100% of benefits for employees and dependents.
• Our current benefits package includes medical, dental, and life insurance coverage.
• We also offer additional benefits, including daily meal vouchers and transportation benefits for local employees.

About Us

Epic Games is a global company with 46 studios across 25 countries and over 4,500 employees worldwide. For over 25 years, we have created award-winning games and game engines that enable others to create visually stunning and interactive 3D content. Our Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers with the ability to create high-fidelity interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, but it is also adopted by creators in various industries, such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architecture. As we continue to build our game engine and develop notable games, we strive to form teams of world-class talent.

Join Something Epic

Epic Games values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Learn more about our Equal Opportunities in Employment (EOE) policy here.

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We're looking for an experienced Environment Art Lead to join the Rocket League team. In this role, you will partner closely with the Art Director to define, maintain, and elevate the visual quality of Rocket League's worlds, balancing realism, readability, and performance across the game's visuals.

Key Responsibilities

• Be highly creative, helping define and drive the Environment Art vision for Rocket League while respecting established visual pillars.
• Partner with Discipline Leads, Production, and Outsource teams to deliver content efficiently and at quality.
• Translate high-level direction into clear, actionable guidance for internal teams and external partners.
• Support the Art Director by conducting reviews, providing early feedback, and ensuring alignment throughout the team.
• Represent the Art Director when needed in cross-discipline meetings, reviews, and planning discussions.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of environment art for games, including realistic architecture, natural landscapes, and the integration of manmade and organic elements.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing large outsourcing pipelines, including asset briefs, reviews, feedback, and quality control across multiple vendors.
• Experience collaborating closely with Designers to support core game loops.
• Strong desire and ability to grow, mentor, and lead teams with clarity and empathy.
• Experience shipping at least one commercial game with realistic 3D environments, across multiple platforms, including console and PC, ideally on live or long-running titles (Unreal Engine experience a plus).
• Deep understanding of performance, optimization, and memory trade-offs, with a practical approach to scalability and asset reuse.
• Strong technical art knowledge, including workflows, tooling, and content integration for PBR and Photogrammetry pipelines.
• Excellent grasp of art fundamentals, composition, lighting, color theory, scale, and visual appeal.
• Experience as a Lead responsible for end-to-end environment development, including internal teams and external partners.
• Highly collaborative mindset, low-ego leadership style, and strong instincts for what makes environments fun.

Benefits

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

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