Technical Art Intern, London Lab

Epic Games is searching for a Technical Art Intern, London Lab to join our team Our London Lab office offers a dynamic, ever-evolving work environment where creativity thrives. We work closely with other film, TV and game creators, helping them bring their visions to life in Unreal and UEFN. To support this, we've equipped our space with cutting-edge tools, including an in-camera VFX studio, motion capture systems, and console developer kits, among other high-end resources. Our office is an exciting, busy space where we often engage with like-minded artists, creators, and technicians. As a hub of technology, we aim to both support and inspire this community by showcasing the latest projects and technology on our Virtual Production stage. You will work closely with our technical artists and Stage team on a daily basis. Our team will guide you in creating optimised assets that can work for all scenarios, whether demonstrating this in Unreal Engine (UE) on our virtual stage or inside a new game concept within UEFN. We want to make sure we can build our ecosystem and showcase the diverse and interoperable nature of real-time content. In this role you will

• Craft content for Virtual Production demos in UE and UEFN
• Craft standout demos and game concepts that highlight the latest features in UE and UEFN.
• Create interactive and experiential projects across a wide range of industries, varying in context across the entire Fortnite and Unreal ecosystem.
  
  Basic understanding of the workflows around asset creation and how to efficiently implement assets into Unreal engine
• An understanding of Blueprints.
• A good understanding of how to optimise assets and basic levels: knowledge of how to manipulate textures, shaders, LOD's and lighting to run at higher framerates.
• Creativity in problem-solving and a positive, respectful team-first attitude.
• Technically minded and self-motivated for upskilling across software and hardware.
• Able to take feedback and critique to iterate on work to completion.
Nice to have skills
• A good understanding and/ or previous hands-on experience with Video/ Audio/ IT systems.
• An understanding of Skeletal mesh assets and an understanding of motion capture or experience in data capture techniques.
  
  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., The Walt Disney Company and Epic Games are collaborating on an all-new games and entertainment universe. In addition to being a world-class games experience, this new persistent universe will offer a multitude of opportunities for consumers to play, watch, and engage with content, characters, and stories from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar, and more. Players, gamers, and fans of all kinds will be able to create their own stories and experiences, express their fandom in a distinctly Disney way, and share content with each other in ways that they love. Come join us in creating the future of interactive entertainment., Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 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.