Technical Artist Co-op

Electronic Arts is seeking a Technical Artist Co-op to join their world-class paid internship experience. The successful candidate will work with the Technical Art Team at EA SPORTS to help push visual boundaries and experiences for players.

The Technical Artist Co-op will report to the Senior Director, Technical Art, and work on a central technical art team supporting the technical delivery of content by developing tools, pipelines, and workflows across a distributed production environment.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with peers on the Technical Art team and with project Technical Art Directors to support game and studio vision
• Collaborate with content creators to understand issues and requirements and offer support
• Assess, design, implement, and maintain content creation tools/pipelines/workflows that meet artist needs and increase productivity
• Learn and familiarize yourself with multiple technologies, technical concepts, ideas, and problems

Qualifications:

• Enrolled in an accredited program in a related field
• Returning to school for at least one semester following the work term with EA
• Knowledge of 2D and 3D art packages (Maya and Photoshop desired)
• Experience in scripting and programming (Python and C# desired)
• Foundational experience with 3D concepts such as modeling, texturing, rendering, and lighting
• Basic familiarity with game engine workflows (Unity, Unreal), asset pipelines, and profiling

Benefits:

• Paid internship with a salary range of $60,000 - $65,000 CAD
• Vacation time (3 weeks per year to start)
• Sick time (10 days per year)
• Paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits
• Extended health/dental/vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Retirement plan