Responsibilities
- Provide support to our Art teams and be a gateway between the Art teams and other departments in the development team.
- Help establish and maintain best practices, quality bar, pipelines and processes through development.
- Constantly adapt and learn new techniques and processes to face production constraints.
- Troubleshoot and prioritize artist issues with tools and art creation workflow.
- Work with engineers to get features running and test before main production.
- Be an advocate for the department's goal and needs. Remove roadblocks, raise red flags, etc.
- Collaborate with members in other departments to ensure solid working relationships.
- Provide clear guidance on technical performance constraints, maintain assets and help define asset budgets.
- Work with developers in all disciplines and contribute to topics at the project level. While everyone has an area of focus, building a great game and a great development experience is everyone's responsibility.
- Promote and build an inclusive work environment.
Qualifications :
- 5+ years' games industry artist experience, with some of that time in Technical Art. Prior experience as a high-level Technical Artist on a AAA game team and at least one AAA shipped title is highly desirable.
- In-depth expertise on relevant 3D and 2D software packages (such as Maya, Photoshop, and Zbrush.)
- Strong understanding of pipelines and how to design and optimize them
- Good understanding of asset optimization challenges / techniques and content creation best practices
- Ability to own a challenging issue and find practical solutions.
- Strong understanding of game engines and art integration as well as corresponding technical restraints.
- Experience addressing game performance and optimization.
- Ability to both receive and deliver constructive criticism.
- Ability to inspire positivity within their team and trust with other departments. Empathy for addressing the problems of others, respect for others' time.
- Passion for making and playing games
About Electronic Arts
Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.
We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us.
We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life.
We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more.
Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.
Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.