Character Artist

Requisition Number: 171591

Position Title: Character Artist

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 3D Character Artist with experience in game development, specifically in the mobile space. You will report directly to the project's Art Director and work in cooperation with other members of the art team. You will guide the character asset pipeline while maintaining current and latest quality standards on our Star Wars title. We are looking for that magical combination of artistry and production know-how that a character artist like you bring to the table.

As a Character Artist, you will:

• Model, UV and texture characters, weapons and ships, all within the Star Wars universe.
• Achieve mobile realistic likeness to well-known characters and creatures.
• Use discipline knowledge in the creation of optimized and performant assets.
• Support the development and integration of our existing character pipeline.
• Provide reference and feedback to external partners as part of our OS production pipeline.
• Collaborate with our technical rigger in the skinning of in-game characters.
• Create character prefabs within the Unity game engine.
• Demonstrate peer communication, time-management, and organizational skills.
• Participate in build reviews, address bugs, and guide art quality through a balance of visual improvements and performance constraints.
• Prepare visual documents that capture asset progress for reviews with our brand partners at Lucasfilm.

Requirements & Skills:

• 4+ years of production experience as a character artist; mobile development experience a major plus.
• Experience working within the Unity game engine.
• Expertise working with modeling and texturing programs such as Maya/3DS Max, Photoshop, and 3dCoat.
• Ability to work from reference materials such as photography or concept art.
• Familiarity with version control and asset management software (Perforce).
• Experience working in character art pipelines.

 

Please apply with the following:

• Link to online portfolio(s)
• Examples of character art workflow (concepts, model wireframes, UV layout, textured final asset).
• In-game characters with screenshots or video footage citing your specific contributions.
• Examples of achieving character likeness in with 3D sculpts, texture painting, and material creation.
• Resume

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: 119

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.