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Senior VFX Artist (Apex Legends)

Multiple Locations: Redwood City, CA, USA • Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Requisition Number: 163958

Position Title: Associate Visual Effects Director

External Description:

EA Create is a collective of content production teams partnering with EA Studios game teams to provide outstanding visuals, audio and technology. Our teams comprise of artists, engineers, technicians, designers and development directors. Worldwide, we combine our teams to form a global group of extraordinary individuals fueled by imagination and a unified passion for creating amazing visuals, sound and experiences. We are a diverse team, unified through collaboration, culture and craft.

Create Art Vancouver (EA’s centralized art team) is looking for an experienced and passionate Senior VFX artist to join our real-time VFX team. The VFX artists from Create Art research, conceptualize, and create all manner of VFX from natural atmospheres and sci-fi realism to stylized fun and realms of fantasy. 

You will work closely with the VFX team, Art Directors, and Design team to create real-time VFX for Apex Legends

Responsibilities:

Associate Director will prioritize working with managers and focusing on domain growth

Senior Artist will prioritize working on content creation and innovation.

  • Conceptualize and create industry-leading VFX for our games
  • Work with Design to understand requirements and create FX for gameplay mechanics
  • Create behavior-driven VFX for characters and environments.
  • Create atmospheric VFX and direct proper placement of assets to enhance living worlds
  • Simulate physical phenomenon through a variety of animation and simulation techniques
  • Inject personality and humor into visual effects through stylization
  • Work with Art Director and Technical Art Director to create style guides and visually defining particle assets.
  • Partner with Rendering and Tools teams to determine requirements for VFX tools and technologies.
  • Develop strategies to solve VFX issues affecting rendering performance to maintain target FPS.
  • Mentor junior VFX artists and provide direction, guidance, and feedback
  • Plan with directors and management to establish asset requirements, manage scope and escalate risks for feature reviews.

Qualifications:

  • 10+ years’ experience as a real-time VFX artist on shipped titles or equivalent
  • Experience as a lead on multiple projects
  • Proficient in using Maya, Photoshop, After Effects, Houdini or equivalent
  • Experience with performance requirements and restrictions on console hardware
  • Experience creating and editing shaders for VFX
  • Experience creating and modifying existing modeling assets for in-game VFX use.
  • Experience with scripting languages and shader authoring (HLSL)
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills with team members across multiple disciplines.
  • Excellent aesthetic sense with strong attention to detail.

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Company Profile:

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: 210

Can this position be remote?: 0

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.

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