Electronic Arts

Frostbite is EA's proprietary game engine. Its versatile tools and cutting-edge technology power creation on some of the world's most iconic and visually stunning games, including titles from EA SPORTS and Battlefield. Frostbite provides a unified platform that empowers developers to create hyper-realistic worlds, intricate gameplay, and lifelike animations with unmatched speed and quality. By joining Frostbite, you'll be at the forefront of game engine innovation, collaborating with top-tier developers to push the boundaries of interactive realism and immersive gameplay. Shape the future of gaming technology and leave your mark on the next generation of games.

The Senior Technical Artist will report to the Technical Art Director.

Location: Vancouver, hybrid three days a week.

What you'll do:

• Be the voice of the audio content creator, communicating feedback to engineering teams.

• Provide insights using your experience as an audio content creator to validate the development of new tools and workflows.

• Build compelling audio examples to demonstrate the power of the engine and inspire the community.

• Write documentation and create training materials.

• Work with game teams to advise on solutions and best practices to achieve their project's audio goals.

• Support and guide the migration of game content to use new features and technologies developed by the Frostbite Audio team.

• Mentor members of the Frostbite Audio community, including other Technical Artists and Quality Designers.

• Keep up-to-date with industry standards and game audio production techniques to help inform workflow and feature development.

You will have:

• Working knowledge of industry-standard audio tools (e.g. Pro-Tools, Ableton Live)

• Industry experience in game sound design (e.g., mixing, implementation, asset creation, sound design)

• 5+ years experience with sound implementation in games, either using Unreal, Unity, FMOD, Wwise, or equivalent toolset

• Shipped 2+ games

Bonus:

• Experience with recording sessions for music, voice, and sound effects.

• Knowledge of scripting languages such as LUA or Python.

• Experience with node-based visual programming (e.g. Max/Msp, Pd)

• Shipped a AAA title.

• Experience with Atlassian Confluence, Jira Software, Coda, or similar tools.