Senior Technical Artist - Tech

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As one of the largest sports entertainment platforms in the world, EA SPORTS FC is redefining football with genre-leading interactive experiences, connecting a global community of fans to The World's Game through innovation and unrivaled authenticity. With more opportunity than ever to design, innovate and create new, immersive experiences that bring joy, inclusivity, and connection to fans everywhere, we invite you to join our passionate and dynamic team as we pioneer the future of football fandom.

EA SPORTS FC Mobile Shanghai is a global team devoted to developing and operating a high-quality mobile football game experience. Our quest for creativity, respect for autonomy, and emphasis on collaboration are at the heart of our team culture, which empowers us to create high-quality games and experiences worldwide.

As a team, we are passionate, innovative, and open to possibilities. We learn from past experiences and strive for progress. We value team synergy and believe a relaxed working environment can yield better results. That's why we promote and support maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Report to: Technical Art Director

Responsibilities

You will drive asset development by defining how EA's internal game engines enable high-quality content production through pipelines and toolchains

You will lead the development of in-game visual features and lead platform-specific performance management and algorithm optimization

You will collaborate closely with Technical Directors and Art Directors to provide tools and best-practice guidance to support project vision, and take ownership of real-time performance evaluation

You will define and own content creation standards, including data structures, naming conventions, and technical specifications

You will work with engineers, artists, and designers to define performance management and asset validation metrics and workflows, ensuring projects meet established performance targets

You will resolve complex technical issues and systematically analyze and optimize content to achieve required performance and visual quality across a wide range of mobile devices

You will lead content reviews across all stages of development, provide clear technical direction and feedback to artists, deliver first-line technical support, and ensure effective issue escalation and resolution

You will maintain, extend, and evolve the engine and art toolchain based on project requirements

You will provide technical workflow leadership for artists and content creators, own shared script libraries and toolchain codebases, and participate in code reviews to ensure technical quality

You will work in a highly collaborative and creative environment

Qualifications

5+ years of experience

Shipped at least one title using Unreal Engine or Unity

Bachelor's degree or above in a related field

Good at working with artists, engineers, and management from different professional backgrounds

Experience with 3D art pipelines and tools (Maya / Blender / Substance), including modeling, level building, and node-based systems (materials, Blueprints)

Familiar with Perforce or Git

Experience in technical debugging and performance optimization (e.g. Render Doc)

Proficient in scripting languages such as Python, C#, or Lua

HLSL / GLSL shader skills and solid graphics fundamentals

Experience with C++ development and GPU programming

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.

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