Internship

Tech Art Intern

Epic Games · Art

Where: Cary,North Carolina,United States
Posted: Aug 20

We are looking for a Technical Art Intern to join the Rocket League team. You will sit between our artists and engineers: building tools that speed up how content gets into the build, authoring real-time materials, and profiling scenes so the game holds frame rate everywhere from mobile to high-refresh PC. You will have an impact on real work that ships into playable builds.

What you'd do

Build small pipeline tools and scripts (Python, UEFN/Verse, DCC scripting APIs) that automate repetitive steps for arena, vehicle, and cosmetics artists
Profile arenas and assets in engine, then help fix what you find: draw calls, overdraw, texture memory, LODs, and vertex budgets
Author and iterate on real-time materials and shaders for signature Rocket League surfaces
Take assets from Maya, Blender, or Substance through to an optimized, working setup in engine and validate them in a playable build
Work directly with technical artists, rendering engineers, and environment artists to unblock issues and document what you learn
Show your work in art reviews and playtests, take feedback, and iterate quickly

What they want

Currently enrolled in, or recently graduated from, a Technical Art, Computer Science, Digital Media, or Game Development program, or a portfolio strong enough to stand in for one
Scripting experience in Python, C#, or a DCC scripting API. Bonus if you have written something that saved someone else time
Hands-on with at least one 3D package (Maya, 3ds Max, or Blender) and the Substance suite
Working knowledge of Unreal Engine
Solid real-time rendering fundamentals: how lighting, shading, UV layout, texture memory, and poly budgets affect performance
Genuine curiosity about performance. You like finding out why a frame is slow
Clear, proactive communication. You raise blockers early instead of quietly grinding on them
A portfolio or reel showing technical art work: tools, shaders, procedural systems, or optimization case studies
Nice to have: profiling tools (Unreal Insights, RenderDoc, PIX), HLSL, Houdini, or experience shipping to mobile or console

About Epic Games · Art

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…