Lighting Artist

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 SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, fan programs, and cross-platform digital experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sport through industry-leading sports video games, including Madden NFL football, FC soccer, NHL hockey, and EA SPORTS UFC.

The EA SPORTS ART team is a global community of content creators covering Characters, Environments, Lighting, Project Management, Technical Art, and Visual Effects. Fueled by imagination and a unified passion to grow the love of sports for players worldwide, we push visual boundaries and create leading edge content. Serving our broad portfolio of sports titles, we craft amazing games for hundreds of millions of sports fans worldwide through inspiring visuals and immersive experiences. We are a diverse group that encourages team members to bring their unique perspectives and expertise to the table.

Who You Are
Ideally, Lighters will have a background that combines art and technical skills. They typically have a degree in Computer Graphics, Computer Science, and Art-related subjects such as Photography or Computer Animation, Math, or Physics. They will also have solid experience in at least one of the 3D packages currently in use by the industry. These include Maya, Houdini, XSI and 3D Studio Max. Familiarity with other relevant programs are also a plus.

Your Responsibilities
As a lighter, you will leverage your craft to create atmosphere to add realism, tone, and depth to a scene. You will need to use your technical skill as well as your aesthetic judgment to push the boundaries of real time rendering and deliver stunning visuals. You will work with an Art Director to emphasize drama or narrative, and also establish and clarify location, weather, time of day, mood and atmosphere. You will be expected to respect and follow an established design theme for a sequence or project and to establish that visual style as faithfully as possible, taking care to maintain continuity throughout the scene and game.

Your Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience lighting for video games
• Experience with a 3D CG package (e.g., Maya, Mental Ray)
• Creates lighting that reflects the vision of the art direction with minimal supervision
• Possess solid artistic skills, including a thorough understanding of color theory, composition, light, and form
• An independent problem solver proven to be accountable and results oriented
• Collaborates with leads to prioritize and plan a backlog of tasks
• Proactively raises issues and keeps the communication channels open to ensure all stakeholders are informed/consulted
• Edits attributes of material, light, textures and render features to address critical feedback of visuals
• Demonstrated understanding of rendering, lighting, shading networks, polygonal modeling, and texture UV's
• You will also understand the physical characteristics of light and how it is simulated in a CG environment (physically based rendering)
• Able to work from reference materials, identifying and translating key lighting details into applicable information
• Should be able to moderate to complex interior and exterior scenes
• Experience with film, photography or theater lighting is a plus

Pay Transparency - North America
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) *$91,100 - $126,900 CAD

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

In British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, and extended health/dental/vision coverage and basic life insurance.

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.