Technical Artist - Character

Electronic Arts is seeking a Technical Artist - Character to join their EA SPORTS FC Mobile Shanghai team.

As a Technical Artist - Character, you will report to the Technical Art Lead and partner with Character Art, Animation, and Engineering teams to deliver high-quality player and character visuals.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Character Artists, Animators, and Engineers to deliver high-quality player and character content.
• Develop and optimize character shaders, materials, skin rendering, hair rendering, and visual effects within the game engine.
• Support character scanning workflows, including scan processing, asset integration, and visual quality validation.
• Collaborate with Animation teams on character setup, deformation quality, motion capture integration, and runtime implementation.
• Improve character production pipelines, tools, and workflows to increase efficiency and content quality.
• Troubleshoot character rendering, animation, and asset integration issues throughout development.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI-assisted workflows, to improve character creation and production efficiency.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of Technical Artist experience in game development.
• Strong understanding of character art production pipelines and real-time character rendering.
• Experience creating and optimizing character shaders, materials, and rendering workflows.
• Experience working with game engines such as Unreal Engine or Unity.
• Proficiency in Python, Lua, or similar scripting languages.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills across Art and Engineering teams.

Benefits: Electronic Arts supports a balanced life with benefits programs that emphasize physical, emotional, financial, professional, and community well-being.