General Information

Locations: Los Angeles - Chatsworth, California, United States of America

Location: Vancouver
Country: Canada

Role ID

212200

Worker Type

Regular Employee

Studio/Department

EA Studios - EA Create

Work Model

Hybrid

Description & Requirements

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 place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

EA Create

EA Create is a collective of content production teams partnering with EA Studios game teams to bring outstanding visuals, audio and technology to life. Our teams consist 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’re a diverse team that is unified through collaboration, culture and craft.

Technical Art

Technical Art is the bridge between the art and programming departments, with the capability to understand the nuances of art creation and technical code. Creating pipelines and tools to improve overall efficiency for all departments they're connected to.

Senior Technical Artist - Capture

We are looking for a Senior Technical Artist to lead our Capture Technical Art team, supporting Motion Capture, 3D Scanning, and performance acquisition pipelines. You do not need deep prior Capture-specific experience but you bring pipeline fluency and an understanding of how data flows across tools, sites, and teams. You will guide a small group of Technical Artists, providing both direct leadership and hands-on technical contributions.

In your role, you'll report to a Senior Technical Art Director to partner with TADs, Capture Supervisors, Animation, Rigging, Engineering, and global EA Create groups. You'll work with them to maintain efficient, scalable, and well-documented pipelines for delivering high-value capture data.

This is a full time hybrid role.

Responsibilities:

Manage the Capture Technical Art team
Develop and extend production tools and codebases
Oversee data quality, flow, and pipeline stability across Capture
Partner with Capture leadership to prioritize future development
Work with external partners to coordinate tool development and integration
Collaborate with IT partners to support infrastructure
Collaborate with other Technical Art leaders
Identify and address pipeline inefficiencies
Document workflows, processes, and tool usage
Mentor more junior team members

Qualifications:

8+ years of experience in Technical Pipeline Engineering or Technical Artist roles
Expertise in Python development for production systems, APIs, and automation
Expertise with GitLab CI/CD pipeline design, implementation, and optimization
Expertise building and maintaining large-scale data processing systems
Experience with distributed computing, batch processing APIs, and compute farm orchestration
Experience managing technical teams
Experience with asset processing and content validation
Experience collaborating with IT, engineering, and external partners
Knowledge of containerization (Docker)
Familiarity with modern DCCs (Maya, MotionBuilder, Houdini, Blender, etc.)

Bonus:

Familiarity with motion capture or 3D scanning workflows
Experience with Perforce
Experience with PySide
Knowledge of Confluence, Jira, Coda, or similar production tools
Knowledge of AI for code development

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

PAY RANGES

* British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$119,600 - $167,300 CAD

* California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. San Francisco) *$138,400 - $211,700 USD

In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

In British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

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. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

Senior Technical Artist - Capture

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