Senior Environment Artist/Designer, Electronic Arts

Layout

$111.5-171.7k

US salary dependent on location. Vancouver applicants $93,700 - $143,700 CAD

Senior level

Austin

San Francisco Bay Area

Vancouver

Video game company

Job no longer available

Video game company

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmenteSportsMobileVirtual Reality

Job no longer available

$111.5-171.7k

US salary dependent on location. Vancouver applicants $93,700 - $143,700 CAD

Senior level

Austin

San Francisco Bay Area

Vancouver

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmenteSportsMobileVirtual Reality

Company mission

To inspire the world to play, by creating games and experiences for the global player community that are a reflection of our diverse world.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

You love to study how the player will move through the worlds you create, are fascinated with spatial psychology and how that influences player traversal and interaction, and delight in applying your gameplay, artistic and technical abilities to make beautiful gameplay worlds that engage our players to explore
Minimum 6 years' experience as an environment designer/artist in the video game industry

What the job involves

Reporting to the Senior Environment Director you will help create visual and gameplay experiences for the immersive and rich worlds our players inhabit
The Senior Environment Designer/Artist will partner with all relevant disciplines in the creation of immersive and intuitive environment layouts from prototype to final assets
Collaborate with Senior Environment Director and Creative and Technical leadership in the creation of environment layouts and world content that effectively supports gameplay, environmental world building, aesthetic aspirations, and storytelling of studio projects
Work with key stakeholders to ensure environment layouts support a player’s first experience through effectively developing and meeting gameplay mission flow and combat requirements
Work with Senior Environment Director and Creative leadership to ensure product environment style and gameplay experience is consistent with larger product goals
Research, develop and recommend construction and pipeline best practices/improvements in the creation of high-quality environment layout and world content
Work with Technical Art and Engineering teams to ensure that environment assets are optimized and performant while maintaining gameplay and visual quality
Partner with Senior Environment Director and Development Directors in scope management, resource allocation, and schedule planning

Application process

A portfolio/reel and resume that demonstrates your layout aesthetic, gameplay and technical environment skills

Our take

EA is a leading global game company, responsible for developing and publishing some of the biggest games of the last 20 years. Its publishing successes include giants like The Sims, Battlefield, and Mass Effect, while EA's titles, such as Fifa, Madden, and NBA Live, have also seen market-leading success.

A series of acquisitions in 2021 marked EA's push into mobile gaming, which has become the driving force behind the rapid growth of the global video gaming market, and has remained a clear focus for the company, despite the cancellation of its popular Apex Legends Mobile game. The company also expressed interest in NFTs and "play-to-earn" games, going so far as to label them "the future of the industry", but has since taken steps to distance itself from the idea, as it proved unpopular with gamers.

This combined model of publishing and development has allowed EA to put its name to a huge range of products, making the brand iconic in the gaming world. It has formed major partnerships with the likes of Disney, giving it full control of creating in-demand games, such as within the Star Wars franchise. In the upcoming years, the company plans to focus on games-as-a-service, as it embraces the evolution of the gaming world.

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Insights

Top investors

6% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.62)

Company

Funding (2 rounds)

Dec 1982

$2m

SERIES A

May 1982

$0.2m

SEED

Total funding: $2.2m

Company HQ

Redwood Shores, Redwood City, CA

Leadership

Andrew Wilson

(CEO, not founder)

Joined EA as Vice President and Executive Producer in 2000, and held various senior roles before being promoted to CEO.

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