Technical Interface Designer II - EA SPORTS FC

We are seeking a Technical Interface Designer II to join our EA SPORTS FC team in Vancouver, Canada. As a Technical Interface Designer, you will bridge the gap between artists and software engineers by combining artistic skills and experience with programming and scripting.

Responsibilities:

• Implement screens and components from mockups provided by the design team
• Create UI animations and effects using proprietary game engine
• Drive conversion of legacy UI into modern systems
• Maintain best practices in code and art development
• Apply proper optimization techniques in code and art assets
• Quickly identify and debug art and animation related issues
• Motion demo prototyping ensuring implementation feasibility
• Creation for game front end and HUD and integration in game
• Collaborate with engineering and art to understand needs and technical constraints
• Document tools and workflows on the internal Wiki
• High fidelity rapid prototyping for UX evaluation
• Learn and support UI implementation and animations in legacy tech (Flash-based animations via ActionScript and timeline; XML-based layout markup language)

Qualifications:

• Technical skills, and ability to quickly learn new proprietary production tools and workflow
• Adept or be able to quickly learn various Object Oriented programming languages and scripts (e.g. Javascript, C#)
• Familiar with scripting languages like Python
• Proficient with modern design tools (Figma, Adobe, etc) and other graphics and animation applications
• 1+ years of experience creating motion graphics, or interfaces with game engines such as Unreal or Unity
• Visual animation and programming
• Understanding of node-based visual scripting systems

Preferred Skills/Qualifications:

• Understanding of user experience principles
• Understanding of revision version control software. Knowledge of Perforce is ideal
• Degree in a relevant visual art or technical subject highly desired (e.g. BSc Computer Science or Game Programming , Game Art and Design Diploma)
• Knowledge of animating and scripting with Adobe Flash

Benefits:

• Competitive salary ($104,500 - $142,800 CAD)
• Comprehensive benefits package, including vacation time, sick leave, health and dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and retirement plan