About the role#
We are looking for a Technical Art Intern to join the Rocket League team. You will work between artists and engineers to build tools, author real-time materials, and profile game scenes. Your work will contribute directly to playable builds that ship to players.
What you'll do#
- Build small pipeline tools and scripts to automate repetitive tasks for artists working on arenas, vehicles, and cosmetics.
- Profile arenas and assets in-engine to identify and fix issues with draw calls, overdraw, texture memory, LODs, and vertex budgets.
- Author and iterate on real-time materials and shaders for game surfaces.
- Take assets from Maya, Blender, or Substance through to an optimized setup in-engine and validate them in a playable build.
- Collaborate with technical artists, rendering engineers, and environment artists to unblock issues and document your findings.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in, or recent graduation from, a Technical Art, Computer Science, Digital Media, or Game Development program.
- Scripting experience in Python, C#, or a DCC scripting API.
- Hands-on experience with at least one 3D package such as Maya, 3ds Max, or Blender, along with the Substance suite.
- Working knowledge of Unreal Engine.
- A portfolio or reel that showcases your technical art work, such as tools, shaders, procedural systems, or optimization case studies.
- Understanding of real-time rendering fundamentals including lighting, shading, UV layout, and performance budgets.
Location & details#
- This position is based on-site in Cary, North Carolina.
- This is a full-time, paid internship.
- The internship term is rolling with a flexible start date in 2027.
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for the duration of the internship.
About Epic Games
Epic Games operates as an interactive entertainment company. Founded in 1991, the business maintains its headquarters in Cary, North Carolina. The company develops the Unreal Engine technology and operates the online game Fortnite. It also manages the Epic Games Store and provides Epic Online Services to support digital content creation. The organization employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people and maintains over 40 offices globally.
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