Technical Artist – Tools & Pipeline - Outsourcing

Responsibilities

Support Outsource teams as a key point of contact to help support tool deployment, asset creation, performance budgets and guidelines, and troubleshooting in Frostbite and in our DCC workflows.

Work with Outsourcing Vendors, Technical Artists, Tools Engineers & Rendering Engineers to improve workflows and tools to scale our asset management and production capability.

Help teams with integrating work from RAW into Source and establish any necessary testing, process, or tools improvements.

Identify improvements to pipelines, workflows, and tools to serve product goals and make updates to improve efficiency, quality of life and useability.

Evaluate performance and budgets of content created in partnership with our outsourcing vendors and support to surface issues and help make content efficient.

Exhibit a high degree of technical knowledge about current state-of-the-industry content workflows, tools and pipelines.

Qualifications :

You have 3+ Years Experience as a Technical Artist working on Tools and Pipelines.

You have developed tools and pipelines on at least 1-2 shipped console / PC titles.

You understand architecture for complex tools and pipelines with a focus on content creator (artist / designer) friendly workflows and scalability.

You love collaborating with different audiences to partner in technology and tool development : Content Creators, Technical Artists, Tools and Rendering SEs

You have experience with at least one of the following pipelines : Environments, Character, Rigging, Animation, or Asset Management

You understand real-time game content and the requirements for these to be efficient and high quality (i.e. make sure the output of tools is usable for games).

You are proficient in at least one of the following languages : Python, C#, C++

You have acquired expert knowledge in a few 2D and 3D Art packages and workflows : i.e. Maya, Photoshop, Substance, or Houdini.

Ceci ne s’applique pas au Québec.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these locations. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the range and benefits for your specific location.

EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting.

Pay offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

BASE SALARY RANGES

California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento) :

º $122,300 - $170,600 USD Annually

New York (depending on location e.g. Manhattan vs. Buffalo) :

º $104,000 - $170,600 USD Annually

Jersey City, NJ :

º $137,300 - $170,600 USD Annually

Colorado (depending on location e.g. Denver vs. Colorado Springs) :

º $111,800 - $151,800 USD Annually

Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane) :

º $104,000 - $174,700 USD Annually

British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) :

º $96,400 - $133,900 CAN Annually

Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical / dental / vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees.

Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity. For British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI / QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental / adoption leave), extended health / dental / vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees.

Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

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.

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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.