Senior Procedural Technical Artist (Apex Legends)

Respawn Entertainment; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 143,800 - 217,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off (3 weeks per year)

Medical/dental/vision insurance

16 paid company holidays per year

10 weeks paid parental leave

Job summary

Respawn Entertainment in Madison, Wisconsin, is looking for a Senior Production Artist to play a crucial role in modernizing content workflows. You will collaborate with artists and programmers to enhance procedural systems, design user-friendly tools, and mentor team members on technical best practices.

Applicants should have extensive experience and a deep understanding of game art pipelines, complemented by proficiency in tools like Houdini and Python. This is an exceptional opportunity to influence the future of game development in a creative environment.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of game pipelines and workflows.
• Ability to design scalable solutions without incurring additional authoring burden.
• Pragmatic approach to cost, risk, and trade-offs.

Responsibilities

• Champion techniques with artists and programmers.
• Design artist-friendly tools to generate content.
• Prototype ideas and evaluate new technologies.

Skills

Game pipelines and workflows

Houdini

Python

VEX

USD

Education

Experienced production artist

Technical proficiency in geometric processing

Tools

Houdini

Bifrost

Other relevant packages

Job description

Job Overview

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.

Founded in 2010 by the original creators of the Call of Duty Franchise, Respawn was created with the philosophy that when talented people have creative freedom, they'll make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected. From our roots as an indie studio to joining the expansive roster of studios at Electronic Arts, this remains our guiding principle. We truly love what we do and want to share our passion with players worldwide. Our shipped titles include critically acclaimed multi‑platform games Apex Legends, Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Star Wars™ Jedi: Fallen Order, Star Wars™ Jedi: Survivor and Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond. Join us for the opportunity to create groundbreaking games with some of the best developer talent in the industry.

Why Join Us?

• This role is an opportunity to participate in a dedicated, long‑term workflow initiative to modernise the way we make content.
• As a Senior you will have broad agency to guide and deliver solutions as you see fit.
• Opportunity to help establish these workflows across the franchise and change how we work.

Responsibilities

• Cross‑Discipline Collaboration: Champion these techniques with artists, designers, and programmers to ensure procedural systems meet their goals and improve their workflows.
• Procedural System Development: Design artist‑friendly tools and markup to generate content elements (e.g., set dressing, buildings, greeble, and destruction) quickly and easily.
• Performance Optimization: Optimize procedural workflows so they are fast but also the outputs of them so they produce ideal assets.
• Research & Development: Prototype ideas and evaluate new technologies.
• Education & Mentorship: Teach the team how to benefit from these techniques and how to use these tools to their advantage, write clear documentation and guide artists in procedural software techniques.

Qualifications

• Experienced production artist with solid understanding of fundamentals.
• Deep understanding of game pipelines and workflows.
• Technical proficiency processing geometry and procedurally placing content in Houdini, Bifrost or another package.
• Ability to design scalable solutions that adapt to specific product needs, ideally without incurring additional art authoring burden.
• Able to demonstrate a pragmatic approach to cost, risk, and trade‑offs when considering new technology.
• Self‑supporting in Houdini, Python, VEX, USD.

If this opportunity sounds like a great fit for you, please submit your resume and portfolio and we will get back to you once we have reviewed them.

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).

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$122,300 – $170,700 CAD
• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. San Francisco) *$143,800 – $217,200 USD

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

Benefits

In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full‑time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

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 equity.

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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.