Character Artist (Contract)

Requisition Number: 154368

Position Title: Contingent

External Description:

Character Artist (Contract)

The Character Artist is responsible for building the geometry of organic and inorganic characters in the game. EA Character Artists are skilled in human character modeling of both realistic and stylized figures in Maya.  Character models are highly complex and detailed in video games with some characters coming close to 500,000 polygons.  The Character Modeler will show an interest in opportunities to innovate character creation across multiple teams within EA.  They will work directly with the Lead Character Modeler and the AD to ensure content is meeting the quality bar.

 
What does EA look for: 

• 3+ years’ experience in modeling and/or character art
• Bachelor's degree or higher
• Strong portfolio in realistic character art.  Please provide a link to portfolio on the resume.
• Strong technical skills in working with Maya, Photoshop, and ZBrush
• Experience in prototyping and working closely with multi-disciplinary teams consisting of technical artists, artists, and engineers. 
• Strong knowledge of emerging industry standard tools, workflows, and techniques including physically based rendering.

• Demonstrates an expert understanding of human anatomy, clothing construction (wrinkle behavior), proportion, silhouette and topology and how it relates to rendering and deformation.
• Demonstrates an understanding of a broad mix of character related disciplines such as modeling, texturing, shading, rigging & binding, animation, facial animation, and blend shapes.
• Demonstrates the ability to articulate the art direction focus and art reviews through written and verbal communication to internal and external teams.
• Demonstrates an expert ability to prepare assets for physical simulations such as cloth, hair, etc.
• Demonstrates an excellent ability to interpret 2D reference material and scan data into 3D textured and surfaced models.
• Demonstrates an ability to document workflows that will be used by internal and external teams.
• Strong technical experience is preferred.

Sports knowledge and enthusiasm a plus.

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Electronic Arts Inc. 是全球领先的互动娱乐软件公司。 EA 提供适用于联网主机、个人电脑、手机和平板电脑的游戏、内容和在线服务。

EEOText: EA 是一个奉行机会均等的雇主。 所有招聘决定均不考虑种族、肤色、国籍、血统、生理性别、社会性别、性别认同或表达、性向、年龄、遗传信息、宗教信仰、残障状况、医疗状况、怀孕状况、婚姻状况、家庭状况、退伍军人身份或其他任何受法律保护的特征等因素的影响。 我们也会遵照相关法律，考虑雇佣带犯罪记录的合格申请者。 EA 还会遵照相关法律，为符合条件的残障个体改善工作环境。

Days Open: 27

Can this position be remote?:

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA 是一个奉行机会均等的雇主。 所有招聘决定均不考虑种族、肤色、国籍、血统、生理性别、社会性别、性别认同或表达、性向、年龄、遗传信息、宗教信仰、残障状况、医疗状况、怀孕状况、婚姻状况、家庭状况或退伍军人身份等因素的影响。 EA 还会遵照相关法律，为符合条件的残障个体改善工作环境。