Technical Artist

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Description & Requirements

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. A team where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

What a Runtime Technical Artist Does At Criterion

We are looking for a Runtime Technical Artist to join our team working on the Battlefield franchise, supporting content teams to create genre-leading maps and storytelling experiences for our players. This role will be hybrid or on site at one of our Criterion offices based in the UK.

You will report to the technical art director and collaborate with fellow technical artists, artists and engineers in the development of a varied range of gameplay experiences in our Frostbite engine. Additionally, you will support content workflows to realise the creative vision of the game, while delivering a consistent experience to our players.

Collaboration is key; you will be embedded in an experienced technical art team who support a wide variety of the aspects of map creation; from content performance and asset management, vfx, procedural content workflows, shaders, scripting, and lighting.

Qualifications

• Experience working on level creation inside a game engine, with a focus on runtime performance, on at least 1-2 shipped PC/Console titles.
• Excellent understanding of art pipelines, engine workflows, and performance optimization.
• Strong knowledge of Maya.
• Strong proficiency in 1-2 areas of technical art, like vfx, procedural workflows, lighting, shaders, and scripting(python and C# preferred scripting languages)
• Understanding of real-time game content and the requirements for these to be efficient and high-quality.
• Comfortable analysing complex data and organising it in a clear way for content creators, giving actionable feedback on how to correct issues.
• Comfortable researching solutions and leading conversations to find creative ways to deliver both creative vision and excellent runtime performance.
• A passion for helping; to think creatively to resolve technical challenges and the skill to communicate with different audiences (artists, designers, engineers).
• A passion for playing and making games.

About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

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.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
• Industries
• Computer Games

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Guildford, England, United Kingdom

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