Senior Technical Artist

Requisition Number: 176320

Position Title: Senior Technical Artist

External Description:

As a World Leader in AAA game development, EA is looking for an experienced Senior Technical Artist to manage the technical function within the XDI team in Create. The XDI team provides world-class external vendor partnerships for our internal games development teams.

As a Senior Technical Artist, you will provide technical leadership and vision for the XDI team in Create. In partnership with the team's Art Director and Department Head, they will guide infrastructure and process plans to improve our engagements with vendors. As part of Create, you will help to the success of the broader business through contributions to overarching strategic plans under the direction of Creates leadership.

You will provide oversight and direction in the vetting, set-up, and support our internal partner teams and external vendors. You will build relationships with technical functions within and external to EA in accomplishing their role. You will dive and maintain alongside the relevant internal partners, hardware, software, infrastructure, and processes to ensure the smooth operation of the XDI team.

Responsibility:

• Ownership and support of the technical aspects XDI's function i.e. hardware, software, infrastructure, and process
• Oversight of vetting, set-up, and support of our internal partner teams and external vendors.
• Provide technical leadership on the XDI team
• Develop future-looking solutions for XDI technical requirements and challenges
• Build and maintain relationships between internal EA parties and external vendors
• Establish technical best practices streamlining XDI engagements with game team partners and external vendors
• Propose and support strategic initiative efforts for both XDI and Create at large
• Direct others in the execution of technical support for XDI engagements and development efforts

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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. 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: 42

Can this position be remote?: 0

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About Electronic Arts

We exist to inspire the world to play. Through innovative technology and immersive storytelling, we deliver new ways of experiencing worlds of interactive entertainment for our millions of players worldwide. Our strength lies in the diversity of our people, combining creativity, innovation and passion. We fully champion inclusive culture, and provide opportunities for growing, learning, and leading that allows for the most impactful and rewarding work of our teams’ careers. 

 

We put our people first, and we make sure they’re taken care of both in and out of the office. As we reflect on our learnings and successes from remote work, we aim to provide dynamic, collaborative and flexible work environments for our teams. Our employees connect through our Employee Resource Groups, which are actively involved in driving business decisions every step of the way. But our support doesn’t end at the workplace—we also encourage a balanced lifestyle with paid time off and new parent leave, free video games, fitness reimbursement and more. 

 

Our goal is to provide a safe, respectful and inspiring workplace for all of our employees. Through our diversity, equity, inclusion and social responsibility programs, we’re doing the work to give everyone the space to be their full selves while giving back to our community. We’re looking for problem-solvers, game-changers, innovators, dreamers, doers—people that are ready to move the needle and build on our success. As our industry accelerates, we aren’t just keeping up—we’re staying ahead of the game.

 

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. Electronic Arts also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.