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Epic Games

Principal Environment Artist

Cary, NC · On-site

ART What We Do Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment ... video games * Professional experience creating production-ready environment assets, materials ...

Epic Games

Senior Environment Artist

Cary, NC · On-site

$117K - $140K/yr

ART What We Do Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment ... game industry building environments and assets for shipped titles * At minimum, 3 shipped titles ...

Epic Games

Senior Technical Artist

Cary, NC · On-site

$117K - $140K/yr

Whether it's building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make ... Hands-on experience with Substance Designer and Substance Painter for texture generation and asset ...

Epic Games

Senior Technical Artist

Cary, NC · On-site

$117K - $140K/yr

... game tech art * Experienced knowledge of PBR principles and material editors * Establish workflows and tools for other artists to utilize when making unique assets * Experience using texturing ...

Epic Games

Modeling Outsource Lead

Cary, NC · On-site

ART What We Do Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment ... Must have a strong portfolio showing executed game assets for hard surface and organics, and ...

Varsity Tutors

Video Game Design Tutor

Chapel Hill, NC · Remote

$18 - $40/hr

... art assets, and conducting playtesting sessions. Emphasizes the iterative design process and connects game design to computer science, visual arts, storytelling, and user experience design ...

Varsity Tutors

Video Game Design Tutor

Durham, NC · Remote

$18 - $40/hr

... art assets, and conducting playtesting sessions. Emphasizes the iterative design process and connects game design to computer science, visual arts, storytelling, and user experience design ...

Varsity Tutors

Video Game Design Tutor

Raleigh, NC · Remote

$18 - $40/hr

... art assets, and conducting playtesting sessions. Emphasizes the iterative design process and connects game design to computer science, visual arts, storytelling, and user experience design ...

Epic Games

Hard Surface Outsource Lead

Cary, NC · On-site

$14.75 - $19.50/hr

ART What We Do Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment ... If required, making any needed fixes to keep assets consistent and technically game ready as they ...

AGBO Films LLC

Lead Technical Artist

Raleigh, NC · On-site

In 2023, AGBO welcomed Donald Mustard-former Chief Creative Officer at Epic Games and co-creator of ... Develop and maintain custom tools and pipelines (DCC plugins, in-engine editor tools, asset ...

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AGBO

Lead Technical Artist

Raleigh, NC

In 2023, AGBO welcomed Donald Mustard-former Chief Creative Officer at Epic Games and co-creator of ... Develop and maintain custom tools and pipelines (DCC plugins, in-engine editor tools, asset ...

New

AGBO

Lead Technical Artist

Raleigh, NC · On-site

In 2023, AGBO welcomed Donald Mustardformer Chief Creative Officer at Epic Games and co-creator of ... Develop and maintain custom tools and pipelines (DCC plugins, in-engine editor tools, asset ...

New

Epic Games

Tech Art Intern

Cary, NC · On-site

... and game development. ART What We Do Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world ... Profile arenas and assets in engine, then help fix what you find: draw calls, overdraw, texture ...

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LIMITED RUN GAMES Inc

Creative Director

Apex, NC · On-site

Lead and mentor the Creative team, including Graphic Designers, Product Designers, Freelance Artist ... retro gaming brands. Creative Direction & Asset Approval * Serve as the final approver for all ...

LIMITED RUN GAMES Inc

Creative Director

Apex, NC · On-site

Lead and mentor the Creative team, including Graphic Designers, Product Designers, Freelance Artist ... retro gaming brands. Creative Direction & Asset Approval * Serve as the final approver for all ...

Epic Games

Senior Producer, Art

Cary, NC · On-site

... about games and technology, with a proven track record producing within artistic teams. In this ... Build and maintain dependency-driven asset schedules to ensure the successful, on-time, release of ...

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As of Aug 21, 2026, the average yearly pay for game asset artist in Raleigh, NC is $119,698.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $76,800.00 and $165,700.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What does a game asset artist do?

A Game Asset Artist is responsible for creating the visual elements used in video games, such as characters, props, environments, and textures. They use specialized software to design 2D or 3D models that fit the game's artistic style and technical requirements. Their work is essential for making the game world immersive and visually appealing, and they often collaborate closely with game designers, animators, and programmers to ensure assets function correctly in the game engine.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a game asset artist?

To thrive as a Game Asset Artist, you need strong artistic skills in modeling, texturing, and digital sculpting, often supported by a degree in art, design, or a related field. Proficiency with industry-standard software such as Maya, Blender, ZBrush, and Substance Painter is typically required. Creativity, attention to detail, and effective collaboration make someone stand out in this position. These skills ensure the creation of high-quality, visually engaging assets that align with project requirements and enhance the overall gaming experience.

How does a game asset artist typically collaborate with other team members during game development?

Game Asset Artists work closely with game designers, programmers, and animators to ensure that visual elements fit seamlessly into the game world. They often participate in team meetings to discuss style guidelines, technical limitations, and feedback on their work. Communication is key, as they must align their assets with both the artistic vision and the functionality required by developers. Regular reviews and revisions based on team input are a common part of the workflow.

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Infographic showing various Game Asset Artist job openings in Raleigh, NC as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Internship, 80% Full Time, 16% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 91% Physical, 5% Hybrid, and 4% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $119,698 per year, or $57.5 per hour.

Principal Environment Artist

Epic Games

Cary, NC • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 21 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 seeking a Principal Environment Artist to help define and elevate the visual quality of Fortnite's worlds. This role combines hands-on environment art production, artistic leadership, and technical problem-solving.
You will create benchmark-quality work, establish visual standards, develop scalable workflows, and solve complex artistic and technical challenges. Working closely with Art Direction, Technical Art, Design, Engineering, and Production, you will help align visual quality with gameplay, performance, memory, and production requirements while mentoring artists and advancing environment art practices across the project.
In this role, you will
  • Create benchmark-quality environment assets, materials, modular kits, and complete scenes that establish the visual quality bar for Fortnite
  • Establish and maintain environment art standards across composition, lighting, color, atmosphere, materials, visual storytelling, gameplay readability, and environmental polish
  • Develop and improve scalable environment art workflows that increase visual quality, consistency, production efficiency, and content reuse across the project
  • Partner with Technical Art and Engineering to develop content creation pipelines, and maintain environment art documentation, best practices, workflows, and quality standards
  • Identify and resolve complex artistic and technical problems while balancing visual quality, runtime performance, memory usage, platform requirements, and production schedules
  • Mentor artists across different experience levels by providing technical guidance, artistic critique, workflow support, and professional development
  • Evaluate emerging tools, technologies, and production techniques and recommend improvements that meaningfully advance the environment art team's capabilities
What we're looking for
  • Bachelor's degree or at least 10 years of progressive professional experience creating real-time 3D environments for commercially released video games
  • Professional experience creating production-ready environment assets, materials, modular kits, and complete real-time scenes
  • Preferably professional experience using Unreal Engine for environment world-building, PBR materials, lighting, content implementation, and optimization
  • Professional experience optimizing real-time environment content for performance, memory usage, visual quality, and multiple hardware platforms
  • Professional experience using a 3D content creation application such as Maya, 3ds Max, or Blender; texture-authoring software such as Substance Painter or Substance Designer; and image-editing software such as Photoshop or equivalent professional tools
  • Experience developing or improving environment art workflows, pipelines, documentation, or quality standards
  • Experience reviewing the work of other artists and providing actionable artistic and technical feedback
  • Experience mentoring or providing professional guidance to environment artists
  • Portfolio demonstrating professional environment artwork, including examples of 3D modeling, materials, composition, lighting, world-building, and completed real-time environments
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and demonstrated experience collaborating with multidisciplinary development teams

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience developing large-scale worlds for a AAA, multiplayer, or continuously updated game
  • Experience with procedural environment creation, advanced material systems, shader workflows, terrain systems, or environment art tools
  • Experience establishing visual benchmarks and discipline-wide quality standards
  • Experience collaborating with external development partners or reviewing externally produced environment artwork
  • Experience delivering environment content across multiple platforms with different performance and memory constraints
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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