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Epoch Games

Unreal Engine Technical Artist

Winston Salem, NC · On-site

$109.20K - $130.70K/yr

For more information about the game, please check out our IndieDb page: NOTE: The address listed is our central office, but we are working as a completely remote development team at this time. No ...

Epoch Games

For more information about the game, please check out our IndieDb page: NOTE: The address listed is our central office, but we are working as a completely remote development team at this time. No ...

Epoch Games

Lead 3D Game Artist

Winston Salem, NC

For more information about the game, please check out our IndieDb page: NOTE: The address listed is our central office, but we are working as a completely remote development team at this time. No ...

Epoch Games

Lead Animator

Winston Salem, NC · On-site +1

For more information about the game, please check out our IndieDb page: NOTE: The address listed is our central office, but we are working as a completely remote development team at this time. No ...

Epoch Games

3D Game Animator

Winston Salem, NC · On-site

For more information about the game, please check out our IndieDb page: NOTE: The address listed is N/A. We are a fully-online team with no central headquarters at this time. Communication is mostly ...

Epoch Games

3D Creature Artist

Winston Salem, NC

For more information about the game, please check out our IndieDb page: NOTE: The address above is the address related to Epoch Games' Incorporation, but is not related to the place of work. We are a ...

Epoch Games

Lead Animator

Winston Salem, NC

For more information about the game, please check out our IndieDb page: NOTE: The address listed is our central office, but we are working as a completely remote development team at this time. No ...

Epoch Games

$112K - $117.50K/yr

For more information about the game, please check out our IndieDb page: NOTE: The address above is the address related to Epoch Games' Incorporation, but is not related to the place of work. We are a ...

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Unreal Engine Technical Artist

Unreal Engine Technical Artist

Epoch Games

Winston Salem, NC • On-site

$109.20K - $130.70K/yr

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Posted 17 days ago

Job description

Company Description

Epoch Games is a volunteer-based, all-online, global game development team. We have no centrally-located headquarters and are unincorporated at this time. Most of the original founding members were modders developing the total conversion Middle Earth Roleplaying Project (MERP) mod for the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim:
http://www.moddb.com/mods/merp-middle-earth-roleplaying-project
Currently Epoch Games is developing The Lays of Althas: Sundered Order (LoA:SO). LoA:SO is an in-development indie open-world RPG set in an original fantasy world. The game is being developed using Epic Games' Unreal Engine 4 (UE4):
https://www.unrealengine.com/
For more information about the game, please check out our IndieDb page:
http://www.indiedb.com/games/the-lays-of-althas-sundered-order
NOTE: The address listed is our central office, but we are working as a completely remote development team at this time. No relocation is necessary.

Job Description

In this volunteer position you will be developing Shaders, Lighting, Particles, Optimization Work and Visual Effects (FX) for The Lays of Althas: Sundered Order (LoA:SO), an open-world Fantasy RPG being developed in Unreal Engine 4 (UE4).

OpenGL and Git experience isn't required, but is recommended.

Communication is key to a smooth and efficient pipeline, you must be able to communicate clearly and effectively with other team-members and not be afraid to ask should any problems arise. We are an English-speaking team, so English fluency is a must.

Other duties include: attending Slack meetings (Slack is an instant messaging we communicate with), reporting your progress to the Level Design team on a weekly basis and following team policies.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

  • Unreal Engine 4 experience, and experience with creating Shaders, Lighting, Particles, Optimization Work, Visual Effects (FX) and more within it
  • Online communication, team-collaboration skills, and English fluency
  • A passion for coding and a dedication to creating AAA quality games

Preferred Requirements:

  • OpenGL Experience
  • Git Experience
Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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