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Senior Concept Artist

Location: Redwood City, CA, USA

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Requisition Number: 159026

Position Title: Senior Concept Artist

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Senior Concept Artist 

At EA, we’re searching for the most creative game developers in the world to help us become the #1 mobile gaming company. Our teams are building on the success of titles such as Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, FIFA Mobile, Madden Mobile, Real Racing, Plants vs. Zombies, the Sims, and The Simpsons: Tapped Out.

Role Overview

As a Lead / Sr. Concept Artist, you will create amazing concept art that fuels the entire project. You will be a cornerstone of the art team and lead the concept department, creating appealing art at a very high quality level. Working with the art director, you will help bring the game’s impressive vision to life by translating fantastic real-world type settings into immersive mobile game experiences. Breakdown guides, key art, lighting comps, and exploratory concepts are your tools. You will partner with other concept artists, guiding the process and mentoring while remaining open to new ideas, treating all with respect. You will report to the Art Director.

You are down to earth and eager to work in a collaborative environment guided by art goals and pillars. Our game has a fresh and unique stylized art style, and you need to both accomplish and expand upon it. Your job is to ensure extremely clear visual directions are crafted from a variety of inputs, from level design to real-world reference to technical requirements. 

You also need a strong eye for detail, not only in art but in communication and planning. As a lead/senior concept artist, the project depends on your ability to adequately anticipate needs and solve challenges as they arise, documenting processes and ensuring pipelines are followed. This is your chance to oversee and own an essential part of the game creation process.


Responsibilities 

  • Mobile first artist with demonstrable ability directing high quality, widely appealing environments, on device
  • Work in 3D, including an understanding of lighting techniques
  • Demonstrable lighting and palette skills in a variety of situations and styles
  • Understand asset creation pipelines and the ability to inform their work
  • Translate real-world reference into caricatured and stylized forms
  • Create in-depth style guides and workbooks
  • Work with OS partners in a collaborative manner, delivering feedback and direction
  • Organize, schedule, and manage the Concept department's deliverables
  • Partner with the Environment department to create a working relationship and pipeline

Required Skills/Personal Requirements

  • 3D skills in Maya/Blender/3DSMax/Zbrush
  • Experience Unity
  • Traditional painting ability, and the ability to break down such work
  • Storytelling and concept development ability
  • Distinct and high quality material rendering experience is a plus

Minimum Qualifications

  • Strong rendering skills in architecture, tech, and with the human form
  • Demonstrable renderings of high quality materials, from human to machine, fabrics to metals
  • Create art in a specific style
  • Mobile game or ‘casual’ game style art experience
  • Work through 3D environmental challenges
  • Work demonstrating the ability to translate complex real-world forms to appealing, mobile centric art
  • Understand asset creation pipelines from start to finish, including the creation of spec sheets and OS guide


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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.

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