Description
Electronic Arts is seeking a talented Concept Artist with strong illustration and design skills to create artwork inspired by football players, football culture, and iconic moments. The successful candidate will help develop murals, portraits, graphic artwork, and environmental visuals that bring the football world to life.
The role involves working closely with the World Art Director, Concept Art Lead, Narrative Designers, and World Art team to:
- Design high-quality concept art, environmental graphics, murals, and portraits featuring real-world football players, teams, and culture
- Conduct reference and authenticity research to ensure characters, environments, and locations are regionally authentic
- Explore and apply a wide range of visual styles, including illustration, street art, stencil, collage, lettering, and painted mural aesthetics
- Generate rapid thumbnails and design explorations to pitch ideas, then develop selected concepts into highly polished artwork with strong composition, lighting, and storytelling
- Design artwork tailored to architectural spaces, considering scale and surrounding structure, while incorporating graphic elements like typography, patterns, and signage
- Present work clearly, iterate quickly based on feedback, and adapt designs to meet established Art Direction
- Work within technical file specifications and production schedules, collaborating across disciplines to successfully bring concepts into the game
Requirements include:
- Strong drawing, painting, composition, color, and visual storytelling skills
- Ability to create realistic figures, characters, and environments from reference
- Understanding of anatomy, perspective, lighting, and proportion
- Ability to create both realistic and stylized artwork
- Strong visual problem-solving and an ability to explore multiple creative directions
- Ability to understand creative briefs and transform ideas into clear and engaging visual concepts
Portrait and figurative art skills:
- Ability to create recognizable portraits and figures from photographic reference
- Understanding of facial structure, anatomy, expression, and likeness
- Interest in developing portraiture skills and translating real people into different visual styles
Graphic and mural design skills:
- Good understanding of composition, visual hierarchy, color, typography, shape, and graphic design
- Interest in mural art, street art, environmental graphics, illustration, or other large-format artwork
- Ability to combine figurative artwork with graphic elements to create cohesive designs
- Understanding of how artwork can be adapted to architectural or environmental spaces
Artistic range and collaboration:
- Curious about different artistic styles, cultures, and visual references
- Comfortable adapting to different creative directions and art styles
- Able to take feedback and iterate quickly
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Interest in sport, music, fashion, street culture, or contemporary visual art is a plus
The position offers a salary range of $77,700 - $107,900 CAD, depending on location. Benefits include vacation time, sick leave, extended health/dental/vision coverage, and basic life insurance.