Senior Technical Artist

Requisition Number: 158777

Position Title: Senior Technical Artist

External Description:

Frostbite –Technical Artist

 

The Frostbite team is looking for an experienced Technical Artist, as part of the team you will be one of the first to get your hands on the newest tools and technology that Frostbite develops and releases to game teams. You will be part of the core technology team that powers games like Battlefield, FIFA, Need for Speed, Dragon Age and Star Wars: Battlefront.

 

Role Overview

We want creative, committed and communicative people who are passionate about creating tools and technology for making great looking games and playing a supportive role in the Frostbite community. We encourage members of our team to have a sense of ownership and a strong go-ahead spirit. In return we provide great individual freedom, autonomy and influence.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Research, develop and apply real-time rendering techniques to increase realism and to create atmosphere and immersion in games.
• Match technical skill with aesthetic judgment to drive development of Frostbite’s lighting and rendering tools.
• Collaborate with Technical Directors / CG Supervisors on game teams to advise on tools and best practices to achieve their project’s vision for art direction.
• Create art assets that shows off how to use Frostbite to achieve high-quality visuals.
• Troubleshoot common rendering and lighting technical issues.
• Analyzing and optimizing content to achieve desired performance & quality on various platforms and devices.

 

As a Technical Artist on the Frostbite team you will closely follow development of features created by the team to feedback on the usability of content workflows and help steer improvements of existing and design of new features. You will build tech demos and create support material for new features that are shipped with every Frostbite release to help educate the Frostbite community and regularly broadcast Frostbite’s capabilities.

You will be closely connected to content creators across all EA studios using Frostbite and have an opportunity to travel around the world for onsite support.

 

What skills does Frostbite look for?

 

• Extensive experience in a wide range of CG Lighting techniques and technical methods.
• 5+ years’ experience creating photorealistic lighting for games or feature films.
• Strong understanding of rendering methods.
• Experience setting up physical cameras and shooting HDR.
• Experience authoring shaders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Previous exposure to game content development – Modeling, Visual Effects, Lighting, Characters, Animation.
• Good knowledge of Maya and/or other commercial 3D authoring packages.

 

Plus considered skills

 

• Knowledge of scripting languages like MEL / Python

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We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.