Senior VFX Artist

Requisition Number: 162050

Position Title: Senior Visual Effects Artist 2

External Description:

Senior VFX Artist 

Location: Sacramento, California, United States

 

Who is EA Capital Games?

We’re a mobile game studio located in Midtown Sacramento, home to the title Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, the most successful Star Wars mobile game ever released, charting as the #1 grossing game in over 35 countries, and one of the Top 40 grossing games in the entire world across Apple and Google.

Collectively, we are a close-knit group of passionate gamers. Our team culture is friendly, fast-paced, results-focused, and collaborative. We take our work – but not ourselves – very seriously.

While walking the halls of our brand-new 31,000 sqft studio, you’ll hear the cacophony of epic console competitions, lively debates, and the rattle of dice thrown across a game board. Game nights, happy hours, weekend adventures, and a dog-friendly atmosphere are all elements of who we are.

 

Role Overview:

Our flagship title Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is looking for an accomplished Senior Visual Effects Artist with experience in game development, specifically in the mobile space. You will report directly to the studio’s Technical Art Director and work in cooperation with the Art Director, design team, tech art, and other art discipline leads. You will lead the production and implementation of top quality VFX for our existing Star Wars game and future projects. You will maintain the current visual style and look for ways to innovate and enhance visuals across the game. You will develop visually stunning in game visual effect elements for game environments, characters, ships, and cinematics. You will also contribute to the development of visual effect systems, tools, and pipelines. 

 

Work Task Examples:

As a Senior Visual Effects Artist, you will:

• Work with designers, Art Director and the technical Lead to establish visual standards and technical specifications of VFX assets for the project. 
• Improve the visual quality of the game by creating high-quality real-time visual effects that are performant on mobile. 
• Review the existing library of visual effects in game and look for ways to improve optimizations while elevating or maintaining visuals.
• Help communicate gameplay mechanics to the player through VFX elements
• Collaborate with lead tech artist to creatively solve technical and art pipelines.
• Work with Character, Environment, and UI pipelines to create stunning FX and compelling moments..
• Mentor junior visual effect artists.

 

Skills We Look For:

• At least 5+ years of visual effects development in video games. 
• Experience with the limitations and expectations of mobile platforms.
• Translate on brand effects (e.g. fire, smoke, explosions, water, dust, and more) into in-game visual effects.
• Excellent working knowledge of Photoshop and Max or Maya.
• The ability to create hand painted textures as well as rendered textures (e.g. Houdini).
• Experience with a particle system in a mobile game engine.

 

Benefits

We are proud of the great perks we offer like comprehensive health, dental and vision plans, tuition reimbursement, 401k with company match, ESPP stock plan, relocation benefits and, of course, free video games. And since we realize it takes outstanding people to make outstanding games, we offer great compensation packages and a culture that is powered by creativity and individuality.

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We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

Days Open: 51

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EEO Employer Verbiage:

About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.