Technical Art Director

Requisition Number: 152279

Position Title: Senior Technical Artist 2

External Description:

Technical Art Director

 

We are Artworks! A centralized creative team that enhances the art direction and overall vision of the games we work on.  As a TA Director within Artworks you will be working in one of the most innovative and progressive environments within the entertainment industry.  At EA, you are expected and empowered to redefine what games can be!

 

The Team:

We are creatively driven and focused on high end visual production across multiple genres and art styles.  Our art studios are in Redwood City, Vancouver, Orlando, Guildford, Gothenburg, and Shanghai. Collaborating directly with our game team partners we share a unified passion for creating amazing experiences, and industry leading visuals. We are adventurous and creative.  We are courageous, and we take chances.  We seek pioneers who cut new paths and conquer challenges with fierce determination

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and own the unified and common technological vision, roadmap and art workflows for content authoring and its associated tools and pipelines
• Collaborate with external EA partners, internal EA organizations and Designers, Artists and Engineers to understand and interpret gameplay requirements and drive best-in-class technology for EA’s titles.
• Drive the technical art asset delivery for the entire game
• Drive continuous asset build stability and provide mentorship to technical artists to help debug asset failures.
• Prioritize development needs, both internal to game team as well as those delivered to partner groups such as Core Technology, Configuration Management, Artworks and other central teams.
• Evaluate technology delivered by central teams for technical completion, performance, quality and compliance.
• Prototype cutting-edge approaches to art/content creation in support of R&D efforts and new intellectual property.

 

Required Technical Skills and Experience:

• At least 10 years games/animation/FX production experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge of CG fundamentals: modeling, texturing/shading/surfacing, rigging, animation, lighting, rendering, compositing.
• Strong understanding of game development frameworks and methodologies.
• Understanding of various gaming platform limitations with regard to visual assets.
• Expert understanding of at least one 3D package, preferably Maya.
• Advanced scripting experience with Python and/or Mel/Maya API.
• Ability to deconstruct and modify proprietary tools and pipelines.
• Excellent aptitude for troubleshooting CG issues.
• Ability to think creatively to resolve technical challenges and limitations.
• Strong understanding of good asset management practices.
• Excellent communication skills, with a willingness and confidence to provide a bridge between artists and software engineers.
• Experience shipping AAA game cinematic lighting is a plus.
• Experience shipping AAA game level lighting is a Plus.
• Enthusiastic about film, photography, video games, and painting.
• Experience mentoring artists, engineers, and/or technical artists.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience/training

 

Performance Competencies:

• The candidate must be meticulous, detail oriented, driven, and need very little supervision.
• Will have the ability to work to deliver on time.
• Experience working in both video games and film preferred.

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Company Profile:

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.

Days Open: 43

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EEO Employer Verbiage:

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.