Senior Technical Artist

Requisition Number: 162343

Position Title: Senior Technical Artist

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Sr. Technical Artist

Job Summary

Maxis is looking for a Technical Artist - Generalist. We are gearing up for our next productions and we need some passionate teammates to work with us in bringing our new characters & worlds to life. If you are passionate about bringing the latest trends in technology to bear against your craft, and working with others to develop outstanding experiences for new IPs … come join our team.

You will report to a Technical Art Director at Maxis.

Responsibilities

• Work with Technical & Art Directors, Engineers, Character & World Leads to develop industry-leading content pipelines .
• Develop tools and workflows to empower world, character, and animation artists to create excellent content.
• Create and maintain rigs and part systems for characters and animated objects.
• Work with TDs and TADs to develop content performance plans, and monitor performance to provide performance guidance, based on established metrics and reporting methods
• Develop tools, pipelines, & processes for performance management aligned towards meeting production goals.
• Firefight production issues, investigating hot issues and resolving roadblocks.
• Work with Technical Art partners across EA to develop and share pipelines and best practices.
• Keep up with the latest trends and technical tools for developing content and inspire others thru knowledge sharing.

Qualifications and Skills

• 6+ years of tech art, tech animation, rigging, or world development experience in Maya for video games.
• Served as a Senior Tech Artist on a published or soon to be published video game project.
• Significant experience working in Unreal Editor.
• Expert proficiency with Maya and modern DCC applications.
• Proficiency in Python & Mel (C# and other languages a plus.)
• Experience writing tools to aid animators, character, and object artist workflows.
• In depth experience creating and maintaining high-end character rigs.
• Experience working with keyframe animation and motion capture data, troubleshooting motion data issues, and ensuring animation best practices.
• Understanding of real-time animation systems and developing within technical limitations of a range of platforms (pc, mobile, console, etc).
• Experience developing and maintaining animation blend trees. 
• Collaborate across multiple disciplines to achieve team technical goals.
• Ability to communicate through solid documentation of developed pipelines and workflows.
• Experience in Perforce or other version control software.
• Well versed in Shotgun, Jira or other bug tracking and project management software.

Bonus Qualifications

• Development experience on next-gen console hardware (XB1/PS4).
• Experience with iOS/Android.
• Experience with Blueprint and/or asset scripting.
• The ability to read and write shader source code using HLSL or GLSL.
• Background in photography, painting, concept art, or animation.
• Experience with shader networks and procedural texturing.
• Experience with PBR rendering and material / light interactions.
• Skills in Substance Designer & Painter.
• Houdini procedural workflow experience.

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Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

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About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

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

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth. 

We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

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.