Concept Artist (Football Murals/Street Art) - EA SPORTS FC

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. We are looking for a talented Concept Artist with strong illustration and design skills to create artwork inspired by football players, football culture, and iconic moments.

Job Details This is a 6-month contract with the possibility of longer-term employment. The team works onsite at EA Vancouver (Burnaby office), requiring applicants to work onsite 3 days a week, Tuesday to Thursday.

Responsibilities Working closely with the World Art Director, Concept Art Lead, Narrative Designers, and World Art team, you will:

• Design high-quality concept art, environmental graphics, murals, and portraits featuring real-world football players, teams, and culture.
• Utilise photographic references and gather deep cultural insights to ensure characters, environments, and locations are regionally authentic.
• Explore and apply a wide range of visual styles, including illustration, street art, stencil, collage, lettering, and painted mural aesthetics.
• Generate rapid thumbnails and design explorations to pitch ideas, then develop selected concepts into highly polished artwork with strong composition, lighting, and storytelling.
• Design artwork tailored to architectural spaces, considering scale and surrounding structure, while incorporating graphic elements like typography, patterns, and signage.
• Present work clearly, iterate quickly based on feedback, and adapt designs to meet established Art Direction.
• Work within technical file specifications and production schedules, collaborating across disciplines to successfully bring concepts into the game.

Requirements

• Strong drawing, painting, composition, color, and visual storytelling skills.
• Ability to create realistic figures, characters, and environments from reference.
• Understanding of anatomy, perspective, lighting, and proportion.
• Ability to create both realistic and stylised artwork.
• Strong visual problem-solving and an ability to explore multiple creative directions.
• Ability to understand creative briefs and transform ideas into clear and engaging visual concepts.

Nice to Have

• Experience creating murals, street art, environmental graphics, or large-format artwork.
• Strong portraiture or likeness skills.
• Experience with graphic design, typography, or lettering.
• Experience creating artwork for games or interactive environments.
• Experience with sports, entertainment, fashion, or cultural IP.
• Knowledge of football players, clubs, leagues, and global football culture.

Portfolio Requirements

• Your portfolio should demonstrate strong foundational art and design skills. We are particularly interested in seeing:
• Portraits or figurative artwork based on real people.
• Strong drawing, anatomy, and character work.
• Illustration demonstrating composition and visual storytelling.
• Graphic design, mural, street art, or environmental artwork.
• Examples showing a range of artistic styles.
• Where possible, examples showing sketches, explorations, references, and the development of an idea into a final artwork.

Software & Production Skills

• Proficiency with Photoshop, Illustrator, or comparable professional 2D art tools.
• Ability to create and prepare high-resolution digital artwork.
• Comfortable working within established file specifications and production workflows.
• Willingness to learn new tools and workflows as required.