Lighter - EA SPORTS FC

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, fan programs, and cross-platform digital experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sport through industry-leading sports video games, including Madden NFL football, FC soccer, NHL hockey, and EA SPORTS UFC.

The EA SPORTS ART team is a global community of content creators covering Characters, Environments, Lighting, Project Management, Technical Art, and Visual Effects. Fueled by imagination and a unified passion to grow the love of sports for players worldwide, we push visual boundaries and create leading edge content. Serving our broad portfolio of sports titles, we craft amazing games for hundreds of millions of sports fans worldwide through inspiring visuals and immersive experiences. We are a diverse group that encourages team members to bring their unique perspectives and expertise to the table.

This team works onsite in our Burnaby office 3 days/week; Tuesday - Thursday. This is a 12-month contract to begin with and has the possibility of longer term employment.

As a Lighter 2, you will leverage your artistic eye and technical expertise to create lighting that enhances atmosphere, realism, mood, and depth across a variety of scenes. Working closely with the Art Director, Lighting Lead, and cross-discipline partners, you will interpret high-level creative direction and translate it into high-quality lighting solutions that support the project's visual goals. You will consistently deliver mid-complexity tasks with a high standard of quality, making sound decisions when executing the finer details while balancing artistic intent with technical constraints. You will demonstrate strong problem-solving skills by breaking down complex challenges, troubleshooting issues effectively, and collaborating with the wider team to deliver benchmark-quality content that contributes to the overall player experience.

Responsibilities:

• Leverage artistic eye and technical expertise to create lighting that enhances atmosphere, realism, mood, and depth
• Work closely with Art Director, Lighting Lead, and cross-discipline partners to interpret high-level creative direction
• Translate creative direction into high-quality lighting solutions that support project visual goals
• Deliver mid-complexity tasks with high standard of quality
• Make sound decisions when executing finer details while balancing artistic intent with technical constraints
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills
• Break down complex challenges and troubleshoot issues effectively
• Collaborate with wider team to deliver benchmark-quality content

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience lighting for video games
• Experience with a 3D CG package (e.g., Maya, Mental Ray)
• Delivers on mid-complexity tasks in collaboration with Lighting Lead and Art Director
• Possess solid artistic skills, including a thorough understanding of color theory, composition, light, and form
• Delivers technically optimal content, following established budgets and processes
• Collaborates with leads to prioritize and plan a backlog of tasks
• Proactively raises issues and keeps communication channels open
• Edits attributes of material, light, textures, and render features to address critical feedback of visuals
• Demonstrated understanding of rendering, lighting, shading networks, polygonal modeling, and texture UV's
• Understands physical characteristics of light and how it is simulated in a CG environment (physically based rendering)
• Able to work from reference materials, identifying and translating key lighting details into applicable information
• Should be able to work on interior and exterior scenes
• Experience with film, photography, or theater lighting is a plus

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

Pay Transparency - North America

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

PAY RANGES

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) $92,900 - $129,200 CAD

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

In Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, and extended health/dental/vision coverage and basic life insurance.