Sr 3D Character Artist

Requisition Number: 160430

Position Title: Senior Artist

External Description:

3D CHARACTER ARTIST

At EA, we exist to Inspire the World to Play. We create amazing experiences for our players everywhere and we consider our players’ experiences first in everything we do. Creating transformational experiences requires constant innovation and, passionate people. We are developing extraordinary new game experiences by bringing together great people that combine creativity, technology, and expertise to provide new ways to play. EA is looking for an experienced, Senior 3D Character Artist that is both artistically and technically minded. This is a rare and unique opportunity at EA to help establish a new model of game development. You will report to our team's Art Producer.

Who you are:

You are focused, with a strong attention to detail. You know the ins and outs of developing incredible characters and how they incorporate it into a mobile game. You are a driving force on quality and improvement and first line of contact for all things 3D character. And last but not least we are a distributed team and you are communicative and proactive. 

What the Senior Character Artist will do

The character artist is an essential role to the success of our game. You will create the cast of characters that users will engage with all across our game universe. You will work with animation, tech, and outsourcing to design pipelines and deliverables to create 3D characters. You will partner with production and design to ensure that all of those characters follow the design and are delivered on time. 

Requirements:

• 7+ years in the games industry creating game ready characters
• 2+ shipped AAA or top 50 mobile titles as a Character Artist
• Experienced in Unity
• Expert level skill in Maya (or 3D modeling package), Photoshop, ZBrush/Mudbox, and Texture creation/Material editing (Substance Painter/Unity)
• An excellent understanding of color and shape language
• You can work from limited reference material / concept art
• Experienced in creating game resolution topology with considerations for deformation and rigging
• Experienced in delivering high-quality assets to time and technical budget constraints
• You can devise new workflows, troubleshoot and improve within a team to enhance character fidelity as a whole
• Self test your work, crushing bugs without waiting for QA to find the issue
• You can write appropriate documentation

Bonus:

• Experience with External Development partners (setup, communication, feedback)
• Experience working from pre-production through development and into live services.
• Prior Senior or Lead experience
• Remote work experience
• Experience with RTS games
• Experience in free-to-play games
• An avid gamer is a plus.

General Information

As part of the application process we might ask you to perform a practical work test. Apply online with a combined CV and portfolio, our mission is to create worlds of adventure, conflict, and companionship that inspire you to become the hero of your story. Our teams inspire creativity using tech and work with thousands of outstanding developers across EA’s network of studios. We are passionate about games and their potential as a creative medium to reach and inspire people through emotion, artistry, and engaging storytelling. If you share this passion, this is an amazing opportunity to help shape the next generation of gaming.

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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.

Days Open: 22

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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.