Environment Director

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Requisition Number: 178698

Position Title: Environment Director

External Description:

EA Create is a highly-engaged content creation team within EA Worldwide Studios. We are creatively motivated and focused on high-end visual production for the most important EA Franchises including Battlefield, FC, Apex, Need for speed, Sims and many others. We share a unified experience creating amazing experiences and industry-leading visuals. We are adventurous and creative, we are looking for pioneers who cut new paths .

Location: Kuala Lumpur

Reports to: Studio Art Director

Responsibilities:

Understand the style and quality bar for the engaging project and be accountable for the quality and efficiency of the art delivery.
Build art connections with game team partners and collaborate to align art expectations, work distribution, status tracking.
Help the project manager schedule the production plan.
Collaborate between the technical team and art team for development.
Provide benchmarks and guidance for the local environment art team to meet the quality expectations.
Grow the local environment art team and collaborate with the TA team as the hiring manager, screening, interviewing, and onboarding new team members based on Create's business plan.
Work as a craft leader to strengthen the local art team's capabilities and expertise. Plan, organize, and introduce training that fits the team.
Collaborate with Create leaders to standardise on project intake, team growth, technical solutions, and collaborate with Create Art environment director to standardise on domain strategy.
Work as a people manager to support career growth and provide mentorship for the team members. Provide performance assessments for the environment artists.
Create and maintain a positive, inclusive culture that values mutual respect, trust, and connection.
Encourage team-building activities and initiatives that strengthen relationships and boost team morale for the Create team members.
Offer guidance, resources, and mentorship to help Create team members at the Kuala Lumpur location.
Be the on-site Create POC for the Kuala Lumpur studio, representing our interests and being a Create contact for the studio itself.

Requirements:

Be able to comprehend the existing game style and direction and translate that into production plans.
Willing to Hold discussions on art style and quality with partners and team members.
Willing to Provide to-the-point feedback and elaborate on why.
Willing to Review from different perspectives, including visual language, storytelling, construction history, fidelity, technical requirements, and more. Able to translate with art vocabulary.
Have good environment skills and can create believable environment content for multiple subject matters (e.g., buildings, props, hard surfaces, organic, vegetation, level composition).
Familiar with 3A environment art production and understands the common expectations and limitations for the mainstream production pipeline. Understand PBR processes, shaders, physics, optimization, and has adequate game engine experience.
Understand how to collaborate with other domains, such as DD, Tech
9 years team leader and people manager experience.
Can use either English or Chinese as the working language, with both being preferred.

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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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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: 92

Can this position be remote?: 0

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