Senior Technical Artist

Requisition Number: 161901

Position Title: Senior Technical Artist

External Description:

We are DICE Los Angeles

DICE LA was founded in 2013 with a mission to create outstanding entertainment, and to do so in a manner that is different from the industry. We want to make great games and be great at making games.

What does that mean to you as a developer?

It means that you will have a creative stake in everything you do. We believe that we are all game makers, and everyone at our studio contributes to the goal of making amazing game experiences, regardless of role or title. We want this to be the studio where you do the best work of your career. We also firmly believe that we are at our best when we have the proper balance between work and life. To support this balance, we nurture a culture that aims to reach the highest productivity without crunch, and by making smart decisions when it comes to how we work and plan. Having a positive, inclusive studio culture is of extreme importance to us.

Our games reflect the means by which they are created. Games that are crafted in an inspiring atmosphere, with creativity, artistry and technology as their backbone, will capture the imagination of gamers around the world.

We are looking for experienced Technical Artists like you, to join us in our mission to create amazing games and experiences, and to enhance ourselves and our craft. This role will report to our Art Line Director.

Responsibilities:

As a Senior Technical Artist, you will be the bridge between our content creators and our game technology. You will push the visual quality through creative solutions, create tools that improve our pipelines, do in engine troubleshooting and performance profiling.

Responsibilities:

• Work with artists and engineers to pinpoint game performance and memory usage issues
• Brainstorm, R&D, and implement different project pipelines and toolsets
• Evaluate and improve game textures for PBR correctness
• Assist with debugging and fixing lighting and shader issues
• Support in content creation when needed
• Diagnose problems related to level creation and support the world team
• Work with artists to solve technical problems with existing tools
• Develop node-based shaders in Frostbite

Skills We Look For:

• Experience delivering high-quality visuals while following memory and performance targets
• Experience with performance and memory profiling within game engines
• Solid knowledge of current and next-gen art techniques and fundamental art principles
• Experience with procedural content creation software like Houdini, Substance Suite
• Solid experience with physically based rendering.
• Experience using common scripting languages like Python and C#
• Previous game engine experience (Unity, Unreal)
• Previous game production experience

Benefits

We are proud of the great perks we offer like comprehensive health and benefit packages, tuition reimbursement, 401k with company match and, of course, free video games. And since we realize it takes extraordinary people to make world-class games, we offer great compensation packages and a culture that thrives off of creativity and individuality.

Next Steps

As part of the application process we might ask you to perform a practical work test. Apply online with a combined resume and portfolio.

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Electronic Arts Inc.는 세계를 선도하는 인터랙티브 엔터테인먼트 소프트웨어 기업입니다. EA는 인터넷 콘솔, 개인용 컴퓨터, 휴대전화, 태블릿용 게임과 콘텐츠 및 온라인 서비스를 제공합니다.

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: 71

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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.