Description
Electronic Arts creates incredible entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans worldwide. Here, everyone is part of the story, part of a community that connects people globally.
EA SPORTS is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment, connecting hundreds of millions around the world to the sports they love through a portfolio of industry-leading video games.
EA SPORTS Tech provides specialised technology teams working on modern character articulation and motion, content pipelines and workflows, machine learning, game security, dev ops, as well as long lead feature and technology development for all EA SPORTS titles. As part of EA SPORTS Tech, the Initiatives Team pushes visual boundaries and experiences for players. They invest in future technologies, shared tooling, and production workflows, combining creativity and imagination with technical expertise.
Your Responsibilities
The Senior Technical Artist (Sr. TA) develops pipelines, workflows, and technology innovations used by content creators across all of EA SPORTS. As part of a central team of Technical Artists, they partner with development teams to build shared and scalable solutions. Main areas of responsibility include development of content production tools, pipelines, asset optimisation/integration, and workflows. Sr. TAs are expected to assume ownership over technical issues that arise on projects and bring them to resolution.
Your Qualifications
- At least 6+ years of cinematic/games production experience.
- A bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in a related field.
- Effective at communicating with different audiences: artists, engineers, managers.
- Proficient scripting/programming in Python or C#. (C++ is a bonus, but not required).
- Experience with 2D/3D art packages such as Maya, Photoshop, Houdini.
- A solutions-provider, especially regarding testing and debugging technical issues.
- Experience with asset optimisation challenges/techniques.
- Willingness to tackle new problems to resolve technical challenges and limitations.
- Passion for Games
Benefits
Electronic Arts offers a comprehensive benefits package, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, professional, and community wellbeing to support a balanced life. Packages are customised to meet local needs and may include medical insurance, mental wellbeing support, pension plans, paid time off, family leave, free games, and more.