Technical Artist II

Requisition Number: 172126

Position Title: Technical Artist 2

External Description:

Electronic Arts Inc. is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. EA delivers games, content, and online services for Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones, and tablets. Glu Mobile India studio and now part of the Electronic Arts family. The combination of our talented teams at Glu and EA position us as a leader in the largest gaming category in the world. We are forming a powerful growth engine that will expand our current games and deliver more amazing new experiences across sports, lifestyle, mid-core, and casual for players everywhere. Come join us!

As a Senior Technical Artist, you will be the bridge between Art, Programming, Design, Production, and QA. You will improve workflow and pipeline by creating new tools or improving existing tools on a regular basis. In this role, it’s vital to stay updated with the best workflows regarding Art content in the Game and share knowledge with the Team. You will also initiate and participate in discussions with other disciplines to provide technical solutions.

 Responsibility:

• Maintain and proactively improve Art Asset Pipeline and Workflows
• Develop and upgrade tools and automation to make artists work efficient and productive
• Assist Artist in setup up tools, projects, and troubleshooting issues
• Maintain Documents detailing tools setup and pipeline
• Represent Art in any Technical discussions with other teams and provide technical insights for solutions and decisions
• Create a prototype to find the best workflow and test ways to implement Art before integrating it into the game
• Create Shader and assist Artists to achieve visual requirements

Skills and Knowledge Required:

• Minimum 6 years of work experience as a Technical Artist
• Strong Technical communication skills
• Experience working in shipped products
• Good understanding of Game Production, Graphics Pipeline, and Game Engine (Unity, Unreal, etc.)
• Efficiency in Python and C#
• Efficiency to create and modify Shaders
• Familiar with Art content creation workflows and techniques (Modelling, Texturing, Rigging, Animation, etc.)
• Familiar with DCC tools (like Maya, 3ds Max, etc.) and Photoshop

 Bonus Skills:

• Basic knowledge in programming languages (like C++, JavaScript, etc.)
• Experience creating UI for tools using Python, C#
• Experience in creating art. (VFX, Modelling, Rigging, Animation, etc.) 

Also:

• You have a passion for games, and a desire to be part of the future of mobile social games
• You're versatile, flexible, and willing to do what's needed in a fast-moving environment
• You've got a superlative portfolio to illustrate everything listed under "Skills"
• Seriously, applications without a portfolio will not be considered
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment

 **Please submit your portfolio with your application

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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: 86

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.