Character Artist II

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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.

Experienced Character Artist

We’re looking for an Experienced Character Artist to join our team and create high-quality, visually striking characters for console and PC games. You’ll focus on characters, costumes, and accessories that meet both artistic and technical standards while performing seamlessly in game.

Your technical and artistic skills in character production, combined with a strong understanding of game art pipelines and industry practices, will ensure the characters you create meet the highest artistic and technical standards. You will apply your knowledge of human anatomy, form, and stylization to develop characters that are both visually compelling and gameplay ready. While your role is centered on asset creation, you may also contribute to team mentorship under the guidance of senior staff.

Responsibilities

• Produce high quality 3D character models, costumes, and accessories from concept art, photo reference, and scan data.
• Sculpt, model, retopologize, UV, texture, and optimize assets so they are game engine ready.
• Ensure assets meet technical requirements (polygon counts, LODs, texture budgets) and integrate them cleanly into the engine.
• Maintain consistency with art direction, style guides, and project technical standards.
• Collaborate closely within the character art team to meet production milestones and quality targets set.
• Effectively manage communication with external and internal stakeholders as well as the team via different required channels in a timely manner.
• Participate in art reviews, offering insights and feedback to improve team output and art quality.
• Assist in documenting and improving pipelines, workflows, and best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to character assets, under guidance from senior or technical artists.
• Support onboarding and mentoring junior artists, providing guidance, reviews, and training.
• Create and maintain clear documentation of workflows and specifications for team use.
• Help uphold final asset quality standards and coordinate with other departments (concept art, animation, rigging).

Skills & Expertise

Requirements

Nice to have / Bonus

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.

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