Description
Electronic Arts is seeking a Technical Artist to join the EA SPORTS UFC team in Vancouver, British Columbia. The successful candidate will play a critical role in advancing the delivery of world-class experiences, focusing on runtime performance and optimization across multiple platforms.
The Technical Artist will report to the Technical Art Director and collaborate closely with rendering engineers and art leads to build, test, refine, and debug visual quality and performance. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in art, design, mathematics, engineering, or computer science, with a genuine curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies like Generative AI and Machine Learning.
Key responsibilities:
- Collaborate with rendering engineers and art leads to build, test, refine, and debug visual quality and performance
- Own runtime performance and optimization across multiple platforms
- Drive quality at scale
- Utilize visual or textual scripting/programming languages such as Shader Graphs, Blueprints, Python, or C#
- Work with graphics debuggers/profilers and memory/runtime resource management
- Optimize assets and solve technical challenges
- Experience with commercial game engines/editors like Unity/Unreal is a plus
- Utilize AI-assisted development tools to rapid prototype, accelerate execution, and automate workflows
Requirements:
- At least 5+ years of games production experience
- A bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in a related field
- Effective communication skills with different audiences
- Proficient in visual or textual scripting/programming languages
- Proficient with graphics debuggers/profilers and memory/runtime resource management
- Experience with asset optimization challenges/techniques
- Willingness to solve new problems and resolve technical challenges
- Passion for games
Electronic Arts offers a comprehensive benefits package that supports a balanced life, including medical insurance, mental health support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leave, and free games.