Technical Artist - Environment

We are seeking a Technical Artist - Environment to join our EA SPORTS FC Mobile Shanghai team. As a Technical Artist, you will partner with Environment Artists, Lighting Artists, and Engineers to create visually compelling game worlds. Your focus will be on lighting, scene management, rendering quality, environment pipelines, and cinematic presentation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Environment Artists, Lighting Artists, and Engineers to deliver high-quality game environments.
• Develop and optimise lighting, materials, shaders, and rendering features within the game engine.
• Manage scene assembly, world organisation, asset integration, and environment optimisation across projects.
• Establish and maintain environment production workflows, tools, and asset pipelines.
• Support cinematic content creation through camera setup, shot implementation, and visual presentation.
• Analyse scene performance and identify opportunities to improve rendering efficiency and visual quality.
• Evaluate emerging technologies to improve environment production and team efficiency.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Technical Artist experience in game development.
• Strong understanding of environment art production and real-time rendering workflows.
• Experience with lighting, scene composition, rendering optimisation, and visual storytelling.
• Experience working with game engines such as Unreal Engine or Unity.
• Proficiency in Python, Lua, or similar scripting languages.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills across Art and Engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience shipping AAA, mobile, or live service games.
• Experience creating or supporting cinematic sequences, camera systems, and in-game presentation.
• Experience with environment asset management, world building, and large-scale scene organisation.
• Experience with physically based lighting and modern rendering pipelines.
• Familiarity with virtual production, real-time cinematics, or broadcast-style presentation workflows.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted content creation, automation, or production workflows.
• Passion for football games, stadium presentation, and broadcast-quality visual experiences.

Benefits Electronic Arts offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes physical, emotional, financial, professional, and community well-being. These programs are designed to meet local needs and may include medical coverage, mental wellness support, retirement savings, paid time off, parental leave, free games, and more.