Senior Technical Artist - EA SPORTS FC

The Senior Technical Artist develops pipelines, workflows, and technological innovations used by content creators from the EA SPORTS FC team. Reporting to the Director of Technical Art, the role partners with development teams to build shared and scalable solutions. Main areas of responsibility include development of in-game content workflows, asset optimisation and integration at runtime, and ownership of one or a few domains in game development.

• Develop pipelines, workflows, and technological innovations used by content creators from the FC team.
• Partner with development teams to build shared and scalable solutions.
• Develop in-game content workflows.
• Optimise and integrate assets at runtime.
• Take ownership of one or a few domains in game development.
• Assume ownership over technical issues that arise on projects and bring them to resolution.

• At least 6+ years of games production experience.
• Experience with game engines such as Unreal and blueprints.
• Experience with content-related optimisation techniques in games.
• A bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in a related field.
• Effective at communicating and working with different audiences: artists, engineers, and managers.
• Proficiency in a scripting/programming language such as Python or C#.
• A solutions-provider mindset, especially as it pertains to testing and debugging technical issues.
• A willingness to jump into the unknown and solve new problems to resolve technical challenges and limitations.
• A passion for games.
• Demonstrated comfort working with both art and science; candidates may come from Art, Design, Mathematics, Engineering, or Computer Science backgrounds.

• C++ (bonus, but not required).

• Onsite at EA Vancouver (Burnaby office) three days per week, Tuesday to Thursday; the team works onsite in the Burnaby office three days per week.

• In Canada, benefits include vacation (3 weeks per year to start).
• 10 days per year of paid sick time.
• Company top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when welcoming a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave).
• Extended health/dental/vision coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Retirement benefits for regular full-time employees.
• Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and long-term cash programs.

EA SPORTS is one of the world's leading sports entertainment brands, known for top-selling video game franchises, award-winning interactive technology, and cross-platform digital experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected gaming experiences that bring the emotion of sports to life through industry-leading titles, including Madden NFL, EA SPORTS FC, NHL, NBA LIVE, and UFC. EA SPORTS FC is one of the largest sports entertainment platforms in the world, redefining football with genre-leading interactive experiences and connecting a global community of fans to The World's Game through innovation and unrivalled authenticity.