Escapee James Marland Joins Epic Games

James Marland joins Epic Games

Many congratulations to Escapee James Marland who has joined Epic Games as a Tech Art Intern.  

James Marland will graduate this summer with a BSc (Hons) in Technical Art for Games and VFX.  The course focuses on collaboration with other students in large-scale projects and developing industry standard practices and skills. 

James Marland

James Marland is a technical artist focused on developing tools, production pipelines, and optimised shaders. James has experience creating procedural assets and optimising workflows in Unreal Engine, Unity, and Houdini.  His programming skills include C++, C#, and Python applied across engines and DCCs.  James has contributed to a number of group projects at Escape Studios, one of which was a finalist for Game of the Year at The Rookies 2025.

Epic Games

Epic Games is a global American video game company with a significant UK operation. Epic Games UK is based in Guildford, Surrey.  Epic Games is responsible for hit games such as Fortnite, Unreal, Gears of War and Infinity Blade. 

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