Technical Interface Designer II - EA SPORTS FC

Electronic Arts is redefining football with EA SPORTS FC, a genre-leading ecosystem of interactive experiences. We're looking for a Technical Interface Designer II to join our 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. You will work closely with artists, project managers, programmers, and other technical designers.

Responsibilities:

• Implement screens and components from mockups provided by the design team
• Create UI animations and effects using proprietary game engine
• Drive conversion of legacy UI into modern systems
• Maintain best practices in code and art development
• Apply proper optimization techniques in code and art assets
• Quickly identify and debug art and animation related issues
• Motion demo prototyping ensuring implementation feasibility
• Creation for game front end and HUD and integration in game
• Collaborate with engineering and art to understand needs and technical constraints
• Document tools and workflows on the internal Wiki
• High fidelity rapid prototyping for UX evaluation
• Learn and support UI implementation and animations in legacy tech

Qualifications:

• Technical skills, and ability to quickly learn new proprietary production tools and workflow
• Adept or be 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

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical insurance, mental wellness support, pension plan, paid time off, family leave, free games, and more