Technical Art Director

Requisition Number: 171216

Position Title: Senior Technical Artist 2

External Description:

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 welcoming, fast-paced, and collaborative. We take our work – but not ourselves – seriously.

Role Overview:

Our flagship title Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is looking for an accomplished Senior Technical Artist with experience in game development, specifically in the mobile space. You will report directly to the studio's Principal Art Director and work in cooperation with our design, engineering, art teams. You will lead the technical art effort and implementation of top-quality content for our existing Star Wars game and future projects. We are looking for that magical combination of artistry and technical know-how that a technical artist like you bring to the table.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the technical development of the systems and frameworks to support the art team together with engineering support.
• Support other Technical Artists in the development and integration of any associated proprietary toolsets.
• Support the development and integration of new and existing pipelines.
• Work with and assist artists to support solutions to project-wide problems.
• Write tools to help automate the optimization of game assets for artists.
• Explore new techniques and processes to solve technical art challenges
• Work with engineering and design to guide the technical architecture that supports game features from an art perspective.
• Participate in build reviews, address bugs, and guide art quality through a balance of visual improvements and performance constraints.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of production experience, with mobile development experience a big plus
• Experience with Unity, Mecanim, and in-game cinematics systems such as Timeline and Cinemachine.
• High level of familiarity with version control and asset management solutions (Perforce, git, etc)
• Programming experience with scripting languages such as Python and C#
• Working knowledge of Maya and 3D Studio Max scripting/API's
• Understanding of art pipelines enough to support the team with best-in-breed tools and processes
• Oversee shader performance and able to author node based shaders a strong plus.

Please apply with as many examples of the following as you can:

• Tools and pipeline work. Provide examples of script functionality and/or code samples.
• For example: exhibit how you took a problem, went about solving it, and show the result as part of a video capture or a series of screenshots. Include relevant code samples.
• Examples of other technical art related projects including character shader work or engine-side pipeline tools.
• Breakdown of technical art framework support for a game feature or mechanic (e.g. screenshots/video of game footage and how you contributed to the presentation solution).

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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: 36

Can this position be remote?: 1

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.