Graphic Designer - Contract

Requisition Number: 156552

Position Title: Contingent

External Description:

Graphic Designer (Contract)

Role Overview
Graphic Designers are responsible for focusing on the game player’s experience and interaction with the game. Their goal is to make the player’s experience as intuitive as possible, in particular by making sure a game player can easily navigate menus, icons, and displays.  Graphic Designers are responsible for developing common interface ergonomics, which includes the creation of broadcast style overlays for in-game presentation and functionality of the products. The Graphic Designer will play a role in conceptualizing, designing, and creating individual assets for the interface. Animation may also be required.

• Works closely with the game designer and the art director; participates in the creative process of the menus and in-game interface elements
• Creates game menu mock-ups consistent with the game's art direction
• Create designs, concepts, and sample layouts based on knowledge of layout principles and aesthetic design concepts.  Review final layouts and suggest improvements as needed.
• Determine size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy and select style and size of type.
• Responsible for optimizing file size and configurations.  Manipulates UI content and assets
• Confer with the product owners to discuss and determine layout design.
• Prepare illustrations or rough sketches of material, discussing them with supervisors and making necessary changes.
• Study illustrations and photographs to plan the presentation of materials, products, or services.
• Bonus: Any experience with Maya or Motion Graphics are a plus

Additionally, Graphic Designer candidates will need to provide customized art content for Madden Overdrive Dynamic Messaging and MOTD on a daily basis, sometimes 7-days a week, sometimes 20+ images per day in a variety of formats as needed for Live Content. The content is often iterated, sometimes even changed wholesale as business needs change. The Artist will work closely with other artists, producers, and designers to develop content that meets game style requirements as well as Live Content themes,  

What skills does EA look for?
Our Graphic Designers should possess a background in digital interface design (console, software, web, mobile)

From a technical standpoint, Graphic Designers must have experience with Photoshop, Flash, and/or Illustrator. Nice to have skills include 3DS Max, Maya, Softimage/XSI, Premiere, Dreamweaver, and After Effects.

Graphic Designers should have strong artistic, typographic, and layout skills. They are able to develop innovative design solutions while following creative and art direction. A passion for design is mandatory.

A Graphic Designer’s portfolio must demonstrate a creative approach and style without sacrificing readability and flow of information. They must demonstrate a good eye for:

• Composition and layout
• Typography
• Color theory

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Electronic Arts Inc.は、インタラクティブ・エンターテイメント・ソフトウェアの世界的大手企業です。 EAは、インターネットに接続されたコンソール、パソコン、携帯電話、タブレットに対してゲーム、コンテンツおよびオンラインサービスを提供しています。

EEOText: EAは雇用機会を均等に提供します。 雇用に関する決定を下す際は、人種、肌の色、国籍、出身国、出身民族、身体的性別、社会/文化/心理的性別、性別自認または性別表現、性的指向、年齢、遺伝情報、宗教、身体障害、病状、妊娠、婚姻状況、家族状況、軍役経験の有無、および法律で保護されたその他のあらゆる状況は考慮されません。 また、犯罪歴のある人物の雇用も、募集要項を満たす応募者の場合は適用法令に従って検討します。 さらにEAでは、身体に障害のある方々のために、適用法令によって定められた職場環境を整えることも行っています。

Days Open: 27

Can this position be remote?:

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EAは雇用機会を均等に提供します。 雇用に関する決定を下す際は、人種、肌の色、国籍、出身国、出身民族、身体的性別、社会/文化/心理的性別、性別自認または性別表現、性的指向、年齢、遺伝情報、宗教、身体障害、病状、妊娠、婚姻状況、家族状況、軍役経験の有無は考慮されません。 さらにEAでは、身体に障害のある方々のために、適用法令によって定められた職場環境を整えることも行っています。