Senior Technical Artist - Tech
Electronic Arts16 hours ago
Shanghai, ChinaSenior
Responsibilities
- Define how internal game engines support high-quality content production through pipelines and toolchains.
- Lead development of in-game visual features, platform-specific performance management, and algorithm optimization.
- Collaborate with Technical Directors and Art Directors to provide tools, technical guidance, and best practices.
- Own content creation standards, including data structures, naming conventions, and technical specifications.
- Define performance-management and asset-validation metrics and workflows with engineers, artists, and designers.
- Analyze and optimize content to resolve technical issues and meet performance and visual-quality targets across mobile devices.
- Lead content reviews, provide technical direction and feedback, deliver first-line technical support, and escalate issues effectively.
- Maintain, extend, and evolve the engine and art toolchain based on project requirements.
- Provide workflow leadership for artists and content creators, own shared script libraries and toolchain codebases, and participate in code reviews.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience.
- At least one shipped title using Unreal Engine or Unity.
- Bachelor’s degree or above in a related field.
- Experience collaborating with artists, engineers, and management from different professional backgrounds.
- Experience with 3D art pipelines and tools including Maya, Blender, and Substance, plus modeling, level building, and node-based systems such as materials and Blueprints.
- Familiarity with Perforce or Git.
- Experience with technical debugging and performance optimization, such as RenderDoc.
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, C#, or Lua.
- HLSL and GLSL shader skills with solid graphics fundamentals.
- Experience with C++ development and GPU programming.
Benefits
- Benefits may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and other wellness programs.
- Electronic Arts supports career growth, learning, experimentation, work-life balance, and a collaborative working environment.
About Electronic Arts
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 team where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. Regardless of your role, team, or location, this is a place where everyone makes play happen. Join us.