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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Community / Marketing Title: Sr 3D Character Artist

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.

EEOText: 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, Veteranenstatus oder anderer durch das Gesetz geschützte Charakteristiken getroffen. Wir berücksichtigen unter Einhaltung der geltenden rechtlichen Bestimmungen auch qualifizierte Kandidaten mit Vorstrafen. EA sorgt außerdem für die durch geltendes Gesetz vorgeschriebenen Anpassungen am Arbeitsplatz für Individuen mit anerkannten Behinderungen.

Days Open: 22

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.