Sr. Technical Designer
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EA Tiburon has started working on a new IP that is in need of an accomplished Sr. Technical Designer to help with its creation. You will need to have a broad knowledge of both design and engineering. You will need to and fulfill multiple needs as they arise over the course of development. You will work directly with creative and technical leadership to accomplish the game's vision while maintaining high technical standards.
Responsibilities
- Over the course of development, you will design, prototype, implement, refine, and polish multiple game features.
- Produce creative ideas that fit within the vision of the game.
- Develop these ideas in a detailed design document.
- Use visual scripting to prototype new ideas.
- Work within a diverse team and collaborate well with designers, engineers, and artists.
- Design and tune complex data systems inside Frostbite.
- Implement non-interactive sequences using a propriety toolset.
- Oversee the setup, implementation, and polish phases of narrative cinematic scenes in the game.
- Design unique gameplay moments.
- Author python scripts to automate repetitive tasks within Frostbite.
Requirements
- 7+ years of industry experience in a design or engineering role.
- Experience working with and debugging inside Unity or Unreal.
- Experience with scripting languages. Python experience.
- Visual scripting experience.
- Well versed in modern game design trends.
Bonus Skills
- Python experience.
- Interest in creating personal side projects.
- A background in computer science
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.
