Technical Interface Designer II - EA SPORTS FC

We are seeking a Technical Interface Designer II to join our EA SPORTS FC team in Vancouver, Canada. As a Technical Interface Designer, you will bridge the gap between artists and software engineers by combining artistic skills and experience with programming and scripting.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Implementing screens and components from mockups provided by the design team
• Creating UI animations and effects using proprietary game engine
• Driving conversion of legacy UI into modern systems
• Maintaining best practices in code and art development
• Applying proper optimization techniques in code and art assets
• Quickly identifying and debugging art and animation related issues
• Motion demo prototyping ensuring implementation feasibility
• Creation for game front end and HUD and integration in game
• Collaborating with engineering and art to understand needs and technical constraints
• Documenting tools and workflows on the internal Wiki
• High fidelity rapid prototyping for UX evaluation
• Learning and supporting UI implementation and animations in legacy tech

Requirements:

• Technical skills, and ability to quickly learn new proprietary production tools and workflow
• Adept or able to quickly learn various Object Oriented programming languages and scripts (e.g. Javascript, C#)
• Familiar with scripting languages like Python
• Proficient with modern design tools (Figma, Adobe, etc) and other graphics and animation applications
• 1+ years of experience creating motion graphics, or interfaces with game engines such as Unreal or Unity
• Visual animation and programming
• Understanding of node-based visual scripting systems

Preferred Skills/Qualifications:

• Understanding of user experience principles
• Understanding of revision version control software. Knowledge of Perforce is ideal
• Degree in a relevant visual art or technical subject highly desired (e.g. BSc Computer Science or Game Programming, Game Art and Design Diploma)
• Knowledge of animating and scripting with Adobe Flash