Technical Artist Intern

Electronic Arts is seeking a Technical Artist Intern to join their EA SPORTS Tech team in Vancouver for an 8-month internship starting in May 2027.

As a Technical Artist Intern, you will be an individual contributor on a central technical art team supporting the technical delivery of content by development of 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, provide/receive feedback, and continuously improve.
• Collaborate with content creators using a service-minded attitude, looking 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 for content creators.
• Learn and familiarize yourself with multiple technologies, technical concepts, ideas, and problems.

Requirements:

• Must be legally authorized to work in Canada for the entire internship.
• Must be enrolled in an accredited degree program and return to school for at least one semester following your internship with EA.
• Must be graduating in May 2028 or later, including the time needed to complete your internship.

Qualifications:

• Foundational experience with 3D concepts such as modelling, texturing, rendering, and lighting.
• Basic familiarity with game engine workflows and asset pipelines.
• Exposure to programming languages like C++, C#, and Wwise.
• Knowledge of AI/ML-based techniques for content creation is a plus.

Preferred Technical Skills:

• Knowledge of 2D and 3D art packages like Maya and Photoshop.
• Experience in scripting and programming with Python and C#.

Education & Experience:

• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Entry-level experience; prior internship, coursework, personal projects, and relevant extracurricular clubs are valued.