Senior Environment Artist (EA Partners Studio)

Requisition Number: 154766

Position Title: Contingent

External Description:

We are EA

We entertain millions of people across the globe with the most amazing and immersive interactive software in the industry. But making games is hard work. That’s why we employ the most creative, passionate people in the industry.

 

The Challenge Ahead

 

EA has recently partnered with an independent New York based studio focused on creating ground-breaking innovative game experiences across existing and emerging platforms. They believe in maintaining a collaborative, diverse, and creative team environment and are looking for new team members who have a desire to help grow the studio.

 

About the Role:

 

We focus on gameplay that is accessible to new gamers but also provides deeper, more complex designs for the core gaming audience. Visually we are focused on whimsical and playfully stylized looks. We want to delight and challenge our audience, no matter who they are!

 

If you are an experienced Environment Artist full of curiosity and a passion for crafting engaging, eye-catching visuals, we want to hear from you.

 

Responsibilities:

 

• Create, model and texture high-resolution game/level environments and other game objects.
• Collaborate with the Art Director, Game Designers, and Programmers to ensure art assets are high quality, support the artistic direction of our projects, and are fully optimized for target platforms.
• Work with the Art Director to develop and maintain a pipeline tailored for our Environment Art team.
• Be proactive in problem-solving, cross-discipline brainstorming, and representing the Environment Art team in appropriate meetings throughout project production cycles.
• Be willing to help the Art Director in mentoring and guiding artists at all levels.
• Engage in R&D efforts on new techniques and technologies to implement into our production pipeline.
• Receive feedback and modify work based on direction.

 

Qualifications

 

• 5+ years of industry experience as an Environment Artist, or other relevant experience.
• Expertise in modeling, texturing, hard-surface and material work for environments and props.
• Experience with modern art principles and techniques such as lighting, composition, color theory, and staging.
• A strong understanding of modern artistic toolsets and typical AAA game engine experience.
• Advanced understanding of 3DSMax/Maya, Allegorithmic’s Substance, ZBrush, Adobe Photoshop, and/or other game production tools.
• Good technical art understanding in order to better work with our engineering team.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Self-direction, passion, and creativity in your work.
• A receptiveness to feedback and the ability to act successfully on direct critique.

 

Big plusses:

 

• 2+ years of experience in a leadership position.
• Examples of working with PBR.
• An affinity for stylization.
• Experience or skill in one or more additional disciplines (character, vfx, level design, etc.).
• Ability to create from your own ideas, not just from pre-existing concept art.
• Examples from personal projects.

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Community / Marketing Title: Senior Environment Artist (EA Partners Studio)

Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc. ist ein weltweit führender Anbieter interaktiver Unterhaltungssoftware. EA bietet Spiele, Inhalte und Online-Dienste für internetfähige Spielkonsolen, Personalcomputer, Mobiltelefone und Tablets an.

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Days Open: 71

Can this position be remote?:

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA engagiert sich für Chancengleichheit und Gleichstellung. Alle Personalentscheidungen werden unabhängig von Ethnie, Hautfarbe, Herkunft, Abstammung, Geschlecht, Geschlechtsidentität oder ausgelebtem Geschlecht, sexueller Orientierung, Alter, genetischer Information, Religion, Behinderung, Krankheit, Schwangerschaft, Familienstand oder Veteranenstatus getroffen. EA sorgt außerdem für die durch geltendes Gesetz vorgeschriebenen Anpassungen am Arbeitsplatz für Individuen mit anerkannten Behinderungen.