EA Create is a collective of content production teams partnering with EA Studios game teams to provide outstanding visuals, audio and technology. Our teams comprise of artists, engineers, technicians, designers and development directors. Worldwide, we combine our teams to form a global group of extraordinary individuals fueled by imagination and a unified passion for creating amazing visuals, sound and experiences. We are a diverse team, creatively guided through collaboration, culture and craft.
Building everything from head to toe, the EA Create Characters team has built, sculpted and scanned 1000's of characters and the wardrobes - both photorealistic and stylized.
The Sr Character artists play an essential role in top-tier video game creation. In the context of our games, they will create the cast of characters that populate the game universe.
Our character artists are dynamic and efficient modelers with sculpting and texturing skills – able to create outstanding content.
We create amazing character models based on concepts, scan data or photo references.
The Senior Character Artist is a central role to work with both internal and Respawn teams to achieve visual excellence for the content and experiences that we create for Apex Legends .
Who You Are
- You have at least 7 years of industry character creation production
- You are experienced with participating in visual target and asset pipeline development, in collaboration with Project Managers, Leads & Art Directors
- You have prior experience with External Development partners (setup, communication, feedback)
- You are an expert in high-fidelity 3D modeling / sculpting techniques, along with high-poly to low-poly and surface/detail baking
- You are an expert in modeling with Maya and ZBrush
- You are an expert in texturing with Substance Painter and Photoshop with an overall emphasis on realism (Substance Designer is a plus)
- You are knowledgeable of PBR workflows and how to replicate real world materials
- You are experienced with working with content-driven game engines (e.g. Unreal, Frostbite, Unity)
- You can visualize in three-dimensions and work from limited reference material / concept art
- You have developed a strong sense of proportion and composition with a superior eye for surface, colour and detail
- You know how to create game resolution topology with considerations for deformation and rigging
- You know how to create clothing and how they should match the character style (Cloth/hair simulation experience is a plus)
- You have experience in delivering high-quality assets to time and technical budget constraints
- You have devised new workflows, troubleshooted and innovated within a team in an effort to enhance character fidelity as a whole
- You understand full production cycles - from concept ideation through final modeling
Portfolio Requirements
- Photo-real character modeling and texturing – hair, clothing, anatomy, likeness, etc. showing UV
layout and all maps
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
