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Technical Artist

Location: United Kingdom

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Requisition Number: 172922

Position Title: Technical Artist 1

External Description:

The WRC team at Codemasters - EA are hiring for a Technical Artist. We are looking for someone with passion for asset, tool and pipeline creation to help our team create and develop our creative development pipelines for content creators, providing optimum throughput from content creation to final output data for the game and code teams and optimum performance in engine.

The Technical Art team combines creativity and imagination with technical expertise. We are the bridge between artists, engineers and designers. We manage all content production workflows and data design. The Technical Art team works with all content creation teams to assist and develop their workflows, providing processes, rules and conventions, data management, tools and support. These teams encompass content creation spanning Environments, Vehicles, Characters, Animation, VFX, Audio and game video capture.

The Technical Art team also works with the game design and several code teams ensuring that they have everything they need in the most appropriate pipeline possible.

Responsibilities:

  • You will report to the Technical Art Director and will collaborate with the Technical Art team on tasks but you'll take ownership of individual tasks and technical issues
  • Be a bridge between our artists, level designers, animators and software engineers. The main responsibilities include content production workflows, tools and pipelines, asset and content optimisation and integration, daily support, bug fixing and investigations/implementation of new technologies or future technical improvements
  • The small Technical Art team takes pride in sharing knowledge between members and supporting each other in our work. Senior members of the team help mentor more junior staff on the team, but each member of the team has something to offer, we embrace learning from each other regardless of level
  • You can be from an Art, Design, Mathematics, Engineering, or Computer Science background; but you must demonstrate a comfort level in working with both art and science

Skills:

The below skills encompass the role and act as a guide, not a check list. Training and mentoring are available where needed.

  • Games production experience is a bonus, entry level candidates also considered for this role
  • Effective at communicating with different audiences: artists, engineers, managers and other Technical Artists
  • A passion for helping talent to think creatively to resolve technical challenges
  • An understanding of profiling performance and memory within game engines
  • Proficient scripting/programming in Python and/or MaxScript
  • A strong understanding of programming in C++
  • Experience developing in Unreal Engine
  • Knowledge of 2D and 3D art packages: 3D Studio Max/Photoshop
  • Houdini/Substance Designer is a bonus
  • Visual Studio, debugging technical issues
  • Knowledge of asset optimization challenges/techniques
  • Knowledge of content creation pipelines
  • An interest in current and next-gen game creation techniques
  • An understanding of animation and rigging would be a bonus
  • A bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a related field would be a bonus
  • A Passion for Games!

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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: 33

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.

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