Technical Artist (Apex Legends)

Description

The Technical Artist serves as a bridge between art and engineering, ensuring that art assets are integrated efficiently without compromising visual quality or exceeding technical constraints. They collaborate closely with art leadership and programmers to support both creative vision and technical performance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve technologies and art workflows.
• Evaluate and implement tools and pipelines.
• Research new techniques and create custom tools (via scripting).
• Interact with other artists/TA's on a daily basis to identify challenges and provide solutions.
• Accountable for asset delivery on time and meeting budget (memory and performance).
• Accountable for continuous asset build stability.

Skills And Experience

• At least 2 years of games/animation/FX production experience.
• Intermediate knowledge of CG fundamentals: modeling, texturing/shading/surfacing, rigging, animation, lighting, rendering, compositing.
• Understanding of various gaming platform limitations with regard to visual assets.
• Advanced understanding of at least one 3D package, preferably Maya.
• Intermediate scripting experience with Python and/or Mel/Maya API.
• Excellent aptitude for troubleshooting CG issues.
• Ability to think creatively to resolve technical challenges and limitations.
• Excellent communication skills, with a willingness and confidence to provide a bridge between artists and software engineers.

Pay

Compensation and Benefits: EA offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits packages tailored to meet local needs. For Canada, we provide vacation, sick time, EI/QPIP benefits, extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, and a retirement plan. In the US, we offer paid time off, sick time, company holidays, bonding leave, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and a 401(k) plan. EA is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace, providing workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities, and offering equal opportunities for employment.