Technical Artist - EA SPORTS UFC

EA SPORTS; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 105,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation 3 weeks per year

Sick leave 10 days per year

EI/QPIP top-up up to 100%

Maternity 12 weeks / Parental 4 weeks

Extended health/dental/vision

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

EA SPORTS in Vancouver is seeking a Technical Artist to advance game visuals while optimizing performance across platforms. The role focuses on collaboration with rendering engineers and art leads to achieve the perfect blend of quality and speed.

Candidates from Art, Design, Mathematics, Engineering, or Computer Science are welcome; familiarity with AI-enabled tools and engines is a plus. Onsite work is required three days per week at the Burnaby studio in British Columbia.

Qualifications

• At least 5+ years of games production experience.
• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in a related field.
• Effective at communicating with artists, engineers, managers.
• Proficient in visual (Shader Graphs, Blueprints) or textual (Python, C#) scripting/programming (C++ bonus).
• Proficient with graphics debuggers/profilers (PIX, RenderDoc) and memory/runtime resource management.
• A solutions-provider for testing and debugging technical issues.
• Experience with asset optimization challenges/techniques.
• Willingness to jump into the unknown and solve new problems to resolve technical challenges.
• Proficiency with Unity/Unreal is a plus.
• Proven track record of integrating emerging AI technologies into pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Drive runtime performance and optimization across platforms.
• Collaborate with rendering engineers and art leads to balance visual quality and performance.
• Explore emerging technologies like Generative AI and Machine Learning to improve pipelines.

Skills

Communication

Games production

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field

Tools

Python

C#

Shader Graphs

Blueprints

PIX

RenderDoc

C++ (bonus)

Unity/Unreal

Job description

Description & Requirements

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

Description & Requirements

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

Important Note

Applicants are required to work onsite 3 days, Tuesday - Thursday every week.

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.

The EA SPORTS UFC franchise offers the electrifying spectacle and entertainment of MMA for over 20 million players across the globe. It delivers fluid and responsive mixed martial arts through inventive gameplay technology. Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, the EA SPORTS UFC team is on a mission to become the world's greatest fighting game. If you're passionate about building immersive digital entertainment, this is the role of a lifetime. This team works 3 days/week onsite in our Burnaby studio.

Your Responsibilities

The Technical Artist plays a critical role in advancing how our teams deliver world-class experiences. Reporting to the Technical Art Director you'll be responsible for helping drive quality at scale, owning runtime performance and optimization across multiple platforms. You’ll collaborate closely with our rendering engineers and art leads to build, test, refine and debug anything that comes between that perfect blend of visual quality and high performance.

Candidates may come from Art, Design, Mathematics, Engineering, or Computer Science, but you must be comfortable operating at the intersection of creativity and technology. Most importantly, you bring a genuine curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies like Generative AI and Machine Learning and their transformative capabilities.

Your Qualifications

• At least 5+ years of games production experience
• A bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in a related field.
• Effective at communicating with different audiences: artists, engineers, managers.
• Proficient in visual (e.g. Shader Graphs, Blueprints) or textual (Python, C#) scripting/programming (C++ is a bonus but is not required).
• Proficient with graphics debuggers/profilers (PIX, RenderDoc) and memory/runtime resource management
• A solutions-provider, especially as it pertains to testing and debugging technical issues.
• Experience with asset optimization challenges/techniques.
• A willingness to jump into the unknown and solve new problems to resolve technical challenges and limitations.
• Proficiency with commercial game engines/editors like Unity/Unreal is a plus.
• Proven track record of—or strong affinity for—integrating emerging AI technologies into development or creative pipelines to drive innovation and efficiency
• A Passion for Games!

Pay Transparency - North America

Compensation And Benefits

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

PAY RANGES

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$104,500 - $142,800 CAD

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

For Canada, 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 other incentive programs.

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.