Senior artist

We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.Cliffhanger Games is a newly formed Seattle Studio focusing on blockbuster action-adventure games and pioneering next-generation emergent storytelling beginning with Marvel’s Black Panther. Join us to pursue your passion to build unique groundbreaking, and inclusive games that empower players to create incredible stories of heroic adventure. Become a foundational part of an ambitious, respectful and diverse team as we are looking for a Senior Character Artist to join our team.Reporting to the Senior Character Director, you will help create high-quality characters and creatures that inhabit our worlds. The Senior Character Artist will work closely with the Art Director and other team members to bring characters to life, ensuring they are visually compelling, aligned with the overall artistic vision and product goals. You have a passion for anatomy, costume design, and love of the nuances that establish a believable, compelling, and relatable character. The Senior Character Artist will combine foundational art skills with the know-how and technical experience to breathe life into the characters on screen.Responsibilities:

• Create compelling, unique, and industry-leading human anatomy (bodies and faces), costumes, creatures, and weapons.
• Work with the Senior Character Director, Art Directors, Production, and Creative Direction leadership in ensuring that character art assets maintain coherence with the larger product creative goals and meet technical requirements.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices in the creation of high-quality characters, creatures, and weapons.
• Partner with your fellow character art-focused development team members, providing feedback to ensure visual consistency and quality of our studio products.
• Partner with Concept Artists and Art Direction leadership in the development of character, weapon, and creature assets.
• Partner with the Facial Animation, Animation and Presentation Team members in implementation, iteration, and polish of character art assets into the final product.
• Partner with the Technical Art and Engineering Teams to optimize character assets for performance and to meet product goals.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 6 years’ experience as a character artist in the video game industry.
• Experience in 3D modeling software such as Maya, Zbrush, Blender, Plasticity.
• Knowledge of clothing creation in Marvelous Designer or similar software.
• Proficiency in texturing tools like Substance Painter, Photoshop, Marmoset, and

We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t match every qualification listed above. Let us know why this role appeals to you, why you will be great, what unique perspectives you will bring, and which requirements will challenge you to grow.We love to celebrate our great perks like comprehensive health and benefit packages, tuition reimbursement, 401k with company match, of course, free video games and more!About Electronic Arts:Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.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.

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