We are DICE Los Angeles
Our mission is to create world class entertainment and we work in a manner that is different from the rest of the industry. We believe that our games reflect the means by which they are produced. The ones that are crafted in an inspiring climate have qualities that resonate to gamers. At DICE LA, you will be empowered to have a creative stake in everything you do. We have a flat creative hierarchy where everyone is a game maker, no matter what they do. We also firmly believe that in order to achieve peak performance one must have a balance between work and personal life.
We want this to be the studio where you do the best work of your career.
We are seeking a Senior Technical Artist who is eager to join us in our drive to push visual quality to the next level.
Responsibilities:
As a Senior Technical Artist, your goal is to push the visual quality and performance of our AAA game. This is accomplished by enabling artists achieve their best possible results in the Frostbite Engine. We are looking for expertise in performance monitoring, optimization, and shader creation. You will also be responsible for providing support, problem solving and creating innovative solutions.
- Work closely with artists and engineers to pinpoint and fix game performance and memory usage issues.
- Brainstorm, R&D, and support the implementation of various project pipelines and toolsets.
- Diagnose problems related to asset and level creation and support the art and design teams.
- Lighting systems
- Shaders
- Art assets
- Visual scripting
- Evaluate and improve game textures for PBR correctness.
- Build and maintain node-based shaders in Frostbite.
- Support in content creation when needed.
Qualifications:
- Deep understanding of what it takes to deliver high quality visuals while adhering to memory and performance targets.
- Experience profiling performance and memory within game engines.
- Solid knowledge of current and next-gen art techniques as well as fundamental art principles.
- Solid experience with and understanding of physically based rendering.
- Extensive previous game engine experience (Unity, Unreal, Frostbite).
- Self-motivated, structured, proactive, and detailed oriented.
- Relentless drive to solve problems.
Bonus skills:
- Knowledge and experience with common scripting languages like Python and C#.
- Experience writing shaders in HLSL.
- Experience with procedural content creation software like Houdini, Substance Suite etc.
Benefits:
We are proud of the great perks we offer like comprehensive health and benefit packages, tuition reimbursement, 401k with company match and, of course, free video games. And since we realize it takes extraordinary people to make world-class games, we offer competitive compensation packages and a culture that thrives off of creativity and individuality.
Next Steps
As part of the application process we might ask you to perform a practical work exercise. Apply online with a combined resume and portfolio.
About EA At Electronic Arts, we exist to Inspire the World to Play. We create extraordinary new game experiences for our millions of players everywhere by bringing together talented people that combine creativity, innovation, and passion. We know that our strength lies in the diversity of our people. We immerse our employees into an inclusive culture, and provide opportunities for learning and leading that allow them to do the most impactful and rewarding work of their careers. We put our people first. We provide comprehensive benefit packages with a focus on health and wellbeing to support your needs and help you balance your career and personal life. We provide access to dynamic and collaborative work environments, opportunities to connect and contribute through our Employee Resource Groups, and support for a balanced life with paid time off and maternity and paternity leave, plus free video games and so much more! 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. Electronic Arts also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.
