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Epic Games

Senior Environment Artist

Cary, NC · On-site

$117K - $140K/yr

What You'll Do Epic Games is looking for experienced Senior Environment Artists to help build several initiatives as part of our collaboration with Disney. Our Senior Environment Artists are highly ...

Rodeo FX

Compositing - Flame Artist

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

Rodeo FX is a creative partner to the world's best storytellers including Netflix, HBO, Disney ... Ensure the artistic and technical consistency of all elements within each shot. * Maintain a high ...

Stone Kite

Staff Environment Artist

Seattle, WA · On-site

$150K - $170K/yr

Staff Environment Artist Stone Kite is a world building studio that thoughtfully develops heroic ... Built by veterans from game and entertainment studios such as Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Bungie, and ...

Lids

Production Artist

Indianapolis, IN · On-site

Through collaborations with brands like Marvel, Peanuts, and The Walt Disney Company, Lids ... Artist with industry-specific knowledge and experience. The successful candidate will play a ...

Socket.dev

Chief Artistic Officer

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

$325 - $375/hr

... Disney Concert Hall, and the non-presentation concerts at the Hollywood Bowl. This role also ... Communicate artist/conductor program issues and special needs to Orchestra Management, Production ...

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As of Aug 12, 2026, the average hourly pay for disney artist in the United States is $30.24, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $21.63 and $37.02 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What does a typical day look like for a Disney artist and how do they collaborate with other team members?

A typical day for a Disney Artist involves creating and refining artwork, whether it's character designs, backgrounds, or storyboards, in line with project guidelines and deadlines. Artists attend team meetings to review progress, discuss creative direction, and receive feedback from art directors and other departments. Collaboration is a cornerstone of the role—artists frequently work alongside animators, writers, and technical staff to ensure their work fits seamlessly into larger productions. This highly interactive environment encourages continuous learning and allows artists to contribute their unique perspective while being part of a world-class creative team.

What is a Disney artist?

A Disney Artist is a creative professional who contributes to Disney's visual storytelling through animation, illustration, character design, or concept art. They work in various departments, including animation studios, theme parks, publishing, and merchandise. Their responsibilities vary depending on their role but often involve developing artwork that aligns with Disney’s iconic style. Strong artistic skills, creativity, and collaboration are essential for success in this role.

How to become a Disney Artist?

To become a Disney Artist, develop strong drawing and illustration skills, often through formal education in fine arts, animation, or related fields. Building a portfolio that showcases your best work and gaining experience with industry-standard tools like Adobe Photoshop or Toon Boom is essential. Networking and applying for internships or entry-level positions at Disney can also improve your chances of joining the company.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Disney artist, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Disney Artist, you need exceptional drawing skills, a strong understanding of visual storytelling, character design, and often a degree in fine arts or animation. Proficiency with industry-standard tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Toon Boom Harmony, and knowledge of 3D modeling or digital painting software is highly valued. Creativity, teamwork, adaptability, and the ability to accept and incorporate feedback help artists excel in a collaborative studio environment. These skills are critical to consistently producing high-quality, engaging content that upholds Disney's creative standards and connects with audiences worldwide.

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Infographic showing various Disney Artist job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 33% Full Time, and 67% Part Time. Highlights an 100% In-person job distribution, with an average salary of $62,907 per year, or $30.2 per hour.

Senior Environment Artist

Epic Games

Cary, NC • On-site

$117K - $140K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 9 days ago

Job description

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?
At the core of Epic's success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it's building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we're always innovating.
Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We're constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.
ART
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 looking for experienced Senior Environment Artists to help build several initiatives as part of our collaboration with Disney. Our Senior Environment Artists are highly talented, creative, and versatile individuals who build the aesthetically groundbreaking and technically advanced environments used in our games. In this role, you will work directly with a world-class art team to help create exciting and compelling environments and own points of interest that will invite the player to discover and explore.
In this role, you will
  • Taking basic game designs and concept art, utilizing Unreal Engine, and bringing new points of interest to life, by collaborating with a variety of stakeholders, as an environment art point of contact
  • As an environment art point of contact you will work closely with Leads and Production to ensure a high-quality delivery of work through tasking and prioritizing deliverables, driving creative conversation with your level design partner, and maintaining clear and open lines of communication
  • Working in pre-production by contributing to ideation, building prototypes for both environmental sets and environmental gameplay needs - helping to ensure team success throughout the upcoming production cycle
  • Building and texturing assets, namely focused on architectural and thematic sets, that Level Design will use to dress the environments
  • Being an expert in 3D asset creation in DCC tools, such as 3DS Max, Maya, Blender, ZBrush. Strong knowledge of baking and texturing tools, such as Marmoset, Substance Painter and Designer, in order to develop assets in a high-to-low poly baking process, utilizing tileable textures, trim sheets, and unique unwraps, and displacement map creation
  • Strong understanding of performance restraints, and developing for multiple platforms
  • Providing mentorship to other Environment Artists, and making the team around them stronger through individual guidance, tutorial and documentation creation, and leading by example through setting and raising our high bar of quality and timeliness
What we're looking for
  • At minimum, 5 years of professional experience in the video game industry building environments and assets for shipped titles
  • At minimum, 3 shipped titles which exhibit AAA game quality art
  • Online portfolio of previous professional and personal work
  • Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE
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.
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, 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.
Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!
Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.

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