Job Description

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.

After nearly 30 years of creating genre-defining, interactive football
experiences with the world\'s biggest football entertainment platform, EA
SPORTS FIFA, we are soon beginning an exciting new era. EA SPORTS FC
will become the future of football from EA SPORTS - as we strive to take
global football experiences to new heights, on behalf of football fans
everywhere.

Building massive environments, populating them with buildings, roads,
trees and props - the Worlds team has the ultimate goal of creating fun,
interactive and exciting worlds for our players to experience. As an
Environment Artist you will work with both internal and external teams of
the Worlds/Environments domain, to achieve diverse and engaging worlds
and gameplay levels for our players. You will collaborate closely with Art
Direction and Leads, to help develop both the visual and gameplay
experiences - according to the goals of each

Responsibilities
\xe2\x97\x8f Creating high-quality benchmark content, from individual assets to
entire levels, sets, or stadiums/arenas.
\xe2\x97\x8f Set dress locations, conveying depth and storytelling in the way assets
are composed - going beyond the immediate needs of game design.
\xe2\x97\x8f Deconstruct concept art, reference imagery, and style guides into
efficient asset lists, considering opportunities for reuse and modular
construction.
\xe2\x97\x8f Explore, recommend, and implement new techniques, tools, and
workflows, that improve quality and efficiency.
\xe2\x97\x8f Maintain team best practices.

Required Qualifications
\xe2\x97\x8f 5 or more years of production experience with asset creation and
overseeing entire levels.

\xe2\x97\x8f You have experience of Maya or similar 3D modeling software.

\xe2\x97\x8f Exceptional asset creation abilities (hard surface, architecture and/or
organic assets).
\xe2\x97\x8f Experienced working methodically, from initial grey-block through to
final assets, iterating with low-fidelity content to determine the optimal
approach, before building final assets.
\xe2\x97\x8f A strong sense of proportion, scene composition, and lighting.
\xe2\x97\x8f Well versed in assessing scope, making recommendations, providing
solid estimates, and delivering on time and to quality.
\xe2\x97\x8f Experience working with content-driven game engines (e.g., Unreal,
Frostbite, Unity).
\xe2\x97\x8f Experience collaborating with designers, engineers, and tech artists to
evolve workflows, pipelines, and to problem-solve.
\xe2\x97\x8f High fidelity modeling skills, along with ability to paint photorealistic
surfaces using industry-standard physically based 3D paint software (ideally
Substance Painter).
\xe2\x97\x8f Experience with photogrammetry, ZBrush and Substance Designer is a
plus.
\xe2\x97\x8f Experience working with outsource vendors is a plus.

Portfolio Requirements
\xe2\x97\x8f Examples of assets that were created/owned from start to finish.
\xe2\x97\x8f Sets, assets, and environments that demonstrate an understanding of
composition, architectural construction, material properties, and organic
wear and tear.
\xe2\x97\x8f Examples of high fidelity modelled assets, painted using 3D paint
software, e.g., Substance Painter.

Electronic Arts