BioWare: Environment Artist Contract

Requisition Number: 153140

Position Title: Associate Environment Artist

External Description:

At BioWare, our mission is to create worlds of adventure, conflict, and companionship that inspire you to become the hero of your story.  Our teams drive innovation using cutting-edge tech and tools such as the Frostbite engine and collaborate with thousands of world-class 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.

BioWare Austin is seeking a contract Environment Artist to join the Star Wars: the Old Republic team to deliver cutting edge visuals whilst retaining gameplay and exploration crafted by the world designers.

 

What the contract Environment Artist will do at BioWare Austin:

Working with the Lead Environment Artist you will be creating visually stunning worlds, taking a blocked out area to finish – propping, lighting, and adding VFX. You will work closely with the concept and design teams to make sure your work captures the vision and supports the open world gameplay crafted by the design team. You will also be working closely with our outsourcing team, following asset creation from start to finish, providing feedback and maintaining the assets conform to our quality and technical standards.

 

Who You Are:

• 5 years game industry experience
• Experience working on AAA console or PC open-world titles is preferable
• You have a sense of world building, creating visually interesting environments that support gameplay
• The candidate strives to push the visual look and stay within performance standards
• Has an eye for composition, lighting, color and detail
• 3d asset creation ability utilizing good modeling and texturing techniques with programs such as 3ds Max, Photoshop, Substance Painter/Designer, Zbrush
• An understanding of asset creation techniques such as high-low poly baking, efficient UV usage, modular asset sets, etc...
• Experience working with outsourcing artists, reviewing and providing feedback
• Technical skills that will allow you to make the most out of the technology you are using, and have your work stay within the given technical parameters
• Exceptional problem solving skills
• Proficient communication skills
• A desire to work in a highly collaborative environment that embraces creativity

 

Additional Attributes:

• Positive can do attitude
• Highly movitivated individual 
• Good organizational skills
• Love of playing games
• Traditional art skills

 

What’s in it for you? Glad you asked!

Since we realize it takes world-class people to make world-class games, we offer competitive compensation packages and a culture that thrives off of creativity and individuality. At EA, we live the “work hard/play hard” credo every day.

 

More about our location:http://careers.ea.com/our-locations/austin

 

EA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

 

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Company Profile:

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EEOText: EA는 균등한 기회의 제공을 실천합니다. 모든 채용은 인종, 피부색, 출신 국가, 혈통, 생물학적/사회적 성별, 성 정체성 또는 표현, 성적 성향, 나이, 유전 정보, 종교, 장애 여부, 질병 유무, 임신 여부, 혼인 상태, 가족 상황, 군 복무 여부, 또는 법으로 금지된 기타 요인을 고려하지 않고 결정됩니다. 또한, 해당 직책에 합당한 능력을 갖추고 있다면 범죄 기록이 있는 지원자도 관련 법률을 준수하는 방식으로 채용 여부를 고려합니다. EA는 관련 법률에서 명시하는 대로 업무 공간에 장애가 있는 입사 지원자 또는 예정자를 위한 시설을 마련해두고 있습니다.

Days Open: 119

Can this position be remote?:

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA는 균등한 기회의 제공을 실천합니다. 모든 채용은 인종, 피부색, 출신 국가, 혈통, 생물학적/사회적 성별, 성 정체성 또는 표현, 성적 성향, 나이, 유전 정보, 종교, 장애 여부, 질병 유무, 임신 여부, 혼인 상태, 가족 상황, 군 복무 여부 등의 요인을 고려하지 않고 결정됩니다. EA는 관련 법률에서 명시하는 대로 업무 공간에 장애가 있는 입사 지원자 또는 예정자를 위한 시설을 마련해두고 있습니다.