Technical Artist - EA SPORTS™ NHL

Electronic Arts is seeking a Technical Artist to join the EA SPORTS NHL team in Vancouver, British Columbia.

As a Technical Artist, you will play a critical role in advancing how the team delivers world-class experiences. You will report to the Technical Art Director and be responsible for helping drive quality at scale, owning runtime performance and optimization across multiple platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with rendering engineers and art leads to build, test, refine, and debug visual quality and performance
• Operate at the intersection of creativity and technology
• Bring a genuine curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies like Generative AI and Machine Learning

Qualifications:

• At least 5+ years of games production experience
• A bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in a related field
• Effective communication with different audiences
• Proficient in visual or textual scripting/programming
• Proficient with graphics debuggers/profilers and memory/runtime resource management
• Experience with asset optimization challenges/techniques
• Willingness to jump into the unknown and solve new problems
• Proficiency with commercial game engines/editors like Unity/Unreal is a plus
• Experience in utilizing AI-assisted development tools
• Passion for Games!

Benefits:

• Competitive salary ($104,500 - $142,800 CAD)
• Vacation time (3 weeks per year)
• Sick time (10 days per year)
• Paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits
• Extended health/dental/vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Retirement plan