Technical Artist - EA SPORTS FC

The Technical Artist acts as a bridge between artists and engineers, sitting within the art team and working closely with artists, project managers, software engineers, and the Technical Art team. The role focuses on art production workflows, tools, pipelines, asset optimisation and integration, and shader development, with ownership of technical issues through to resolution. The Technical Art Team helps push visual boundaries and experiences for players, investing in future technologies, shared tooling, and production workflows.

• Act as a bridge between artists and engineers, working closely with artists, project managers, software engineers, and the Technical Art team.
• Develop and maintain art production workflows.
• Build and maintain tools and pipelines.
• Optimise and integrate assets.
• Develop shaders.
• Take ownership of technical issues that arise on the project and drive them to resolution.

• Effective communication with different audiences: artists, engineers, and managers.
• Extensive experience scripting/programming in Python and C#.
• Knowledge of 3D art packages (Maya).
• A solutions-provider approach, particularly for testing and debugging technical issues.
• Willingness to jump into the unknown and solve new problems.
• Ability to think creatively to resolve technical challenges and limitations.
• Passion for games.
• Comfort working with both art and science, with a background in Art, Design, Mathematics, Engineering, or Computer Science.

• Ideally at least 3 years of cinematic/games production experience.
• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a related field is desired.
• C++ programming experience is a bonus but not required.

• EA Vancouver (Burnaby office); hybrid onsite 3 days per week, Tuesday to Thursday.

• 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, and 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 most iconic brands in entertainment, connecting hundreds of millions around the world to the sports they love through a portfolio of industry-leading video games. Building on a 30-year foundation, EA SPORTS is redefining football with EA SPORTS FC, a genre-leading ecosystem of interactive experiences that brings a global community of football fans closer to The World's Game.