Character Outsource Lead

What We Do

Epic Games is searching for an experienced Character Outsource Lead to support several initiatives as part of our collaboration with Disney. The ideal candidate will work closely with Epic art leads, outsource managers, and external partners to deliver high-quality 3D character content that fits within the Disney universe.

What You'll Do

• Provide creative and technical direction for outsourced character assets, ensuring they meet Epic’s quality bar, pipeline standards, and gameplay requirements.
• Leverage expertise in character art production, communication, and real-time game development pipelines to guide external teams through documentation, reference gathering, feedback, and final asset integration.
• Serve as the front-line creative reviewer for outsourced character content and help maintain quality throughout production.
• Work closely with Epic Art Leads, Outsource Managers, and internal artists to ensure external partners have all the required documentation, references, and technical information needed for asset production.
• Collaborate with outsource vendors to deliver high-quality 3D character assets that align with Epic’s visual quality standards and technical requirements.
• Create or support asset blockouts, paintovers, and example assets to help communicate creative direction and production expectations.
• Clearly communicate artistic and technical feedback to outsourcing partners while ensuring creative goals, schedules, and quality expectations are met.
• Review outsourced assets for visual quality, technical accuracy, optimization, and gameplay readiness before final integration.
• Work cross-functionally with internal Epic art teams to ensure outsourced assets are correctly integrated into the pipeline and engine.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to outsourced art assets, including bug support, triage, and follow-through to completion.
• Contribute hands-on character art production work when needed, while maintaining familiarity with Epic pipelines, workflows, and production standards.
• Help identify pipeline improvements and opportunities to improve communication, efficiency, and quality across external development partnerships.

What We're Looking For

• Experience shipping AAA titles across multiple platforms.
• Strong experience creating and reviewing high-quality 3D character assets for games.
• Experience working with external vendors and outsourcing pipelines in a production environment.
• Strong understanding of real-time game art pipelines, character creation workflows, optimization, and engine integration.
• Proficiency with industry-standard art tools, including Maya, 3ds Max, ZBrush, Photoshop, Substance Painter/Designer, and related software.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, with the ability to deliver clear and actionable creative feedback across distributed external teams.
• Self-motivated, highly collaborative, detail-oriented, and solutions-focused.
• Experience working in fast-paced development environments with evolving priorities.
• Passion for games, character art, and creating memorable player experiences.

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

• Pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents.
• Coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match.
• Rather than traditional benefits, Epic offers a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.
• We celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks throughout the year.
• We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

About Us

Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, but it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Note to Recruitment Agencies

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