# Concept Artist - EA Sports FC **Company**: Electronic Arts **Location**: Vancouver, British Columbia **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: senior **Job type**: temporary **Category**: Game Development **Industry**: Technology **Ticker**: EA **Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173941 **Apply**: https://jobs.ea.com/es_ES/careers/JobDetail/Concept-Artist-Vanity-EA-Sports-FC/216374?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_48d32d6e-d8f ## 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. As a Concept Artist at EA SPORTS FC, you will play a crucial role in shaping the game's visual identity. Concept art is the foundation of a game's visual identity, establishing the look, feel, and tone of a project. Your work will serve as a key reference for everyone involved in development, translating ideas into compelling visuals that drive the artistic vision forward. Responsibilities: - Coordinate with Development Directors on task management, scheduling, and assignments; collaborate with Art Directors to achieve visual targets; and provide support to the Character Art team throughout production cycles. - Collaborate with the Concept Art Lead to gather references and create mood boards for a diverse range of garments, shoes, and accessories across various styles and fashion genres. - Develop and present multiple design roughs for directional approval, incorporate feedback, and produce detailed final garment and outfit concept art within established timelines. - Assist 3D artists by providing clear, well-structured visual guides that ensure seamless translation into in-game assets. - Stay informed on industry trends and techniques, continuously bringing fresh ideas and innovations to the team. Required Qualifications: - A strong passion for fashion is essential, as the primary focus of this position will be to conceptualize a wide range of player clothing items for an in-game vanity system. - Experience in designing and conceptualizing game characters across all phases, from rough sketches to refined line art and fully rendered illustrations. - Proficient in creating Directional Packages, including turnarounds, detailed accessory shots, and material call-outs. - Ability to accurately reinterpret and render realistic real-world fashion garments, capturing structural details such as hems, seams, pockets, patterns, fit, and folds with precision and clarity. - Strong understanding of realistic anatomy and human body fundamentals, including core muscle groups, skeletal structure, proportions, weight and mass, figure posing, and costuming. - Comprehensive knowledge of clothing, fabrics, and materials, including their drape, fold, and interaction with the human body/form. - Proficiency in accurately rendering various materials, capturing their lighting, weight, and surface properties with precision. - Skilled in rendering and dynamically posing figures in motion, action, and dramatic scenes with accuracy and expressiveness. - Versatile in designing and conceptualizing both realistic and stylized characters and costumes, drawing from both imagination and reference. - Experience in developing multiple pattern variations through the use of color, texture, and graphics. - Strong understanding of figure posing, posture, facial expressions, gestures, and movement. - Strong graphic design and typography skills, with the ability to create logos, tattoos, faux brand names, and other stylized art elements commonly seen on clothing. Nice to Have: - Experience in storyboarding, with a solid understanding of cinematography principles, shot composition, and industry-standard techniques and terminology. - Ability to read and interpret scripts, collaborate with the cinematic team to understand requirements, and serve as a strong visual partner in storyboard creation. - Naturally collaborative, with the ability to work closely with Cine, VFX, and other visual directors to define and achieve a specific artistic vision. - Proficient in creating concept keyframes for animation, VFX, and motion graphics. - Fundamental understanding of 3D workflows with the ability to integrate 3D greyblocks or models into concept development. Software & Tools Proficiency: - Experience with industry-standard 2D digital painting software (e.g., Photoshop) - Familiarity with 3D tools such as Blender, Maya, Substance Designer, and Marmoset. ## Skills ### Required - fashion design - game character design - concept art - directional packages - anatomy - clothing and materials - graphic design - typography - Photoshop - Blender - Maya - Substance Designer - Marmoset ### Nice to have - storyboarding - cinematography - script interpretation - animation - VFX - motion graphics - 3D workflows --- Source: [Apply at jobs.ea.com](https://jobs.ea.com/es_ES/careers/JobDetail/Concept-Artist-Vanity-EA-Sports-FC/216374?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)