Senior Environment Artist (Star Wars Jedi)

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Job Title: Senior Environment Artist 

Location: Los Angeles, CA · Vancouver, BC · Kirkland, WA

Work Model: Hybrid 

Respawn Entertainment

Founded in 2010 by the original creators of the Call of Duty Franchise, Respawn was created with the philosophy that when talented people have creative freedom, they’ll make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected. From our roots as an indie studio to joining the expansive roster of studios at Electronic Arts, this remains our guiding principle. We truly love what we do and want to share our passion with players worldwide. Our shipped titles include critically acclaimed multi-platform games Apex Legends, Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Star Wars™ Jedi: Fallen Order and Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond. Join us for the opportunity to create groundbreaking games with some of the best developer talent in the industry. You can learn more about our studio and values at respawn.com/studio. 

This is a 12-month Temporary Full Time opportunity working Hybrid in Los Angeles (CA), Kirkland (WA), or Vancouver (BC) 

We are recruiting for a Senior Environment Artist to join our growing team. As a Senior Environment Artist on the project, you will be responsible for creating new assets, building out levels, and collaborating with the rest of the team to maintain a high quality presentation. This will require an understanding for modeling, texturing, and in Unreal Engine workflows. The Star Wars galaxy offers a wide range of unique planets and locations to build, and we want you to be a part of it!

Responsibilities: 

• You will bring life and excitement to the game through your design and implementation of high quality, believable 3D environments and assets.
• You will create highly detailed and realistic textures/materials.
• You will work closely with designers and art leads to ensure that environments and assets match the quality bar and vision for the game.
• You will ensure that art assets are performant and fit within their memory budgets. Fix bugs as needed.
• You will follow a schedule and deliver assets on time.

Qualifications: 

• 5+ years professional experience as an Environment Artist for games or similar roles.
• Fluent in Maya, Blender (or equivalent 3D software), Substance, ZBrush, and Photoshop.
• Understanding of scale, proportion, and surface properties.
• Understanding of game engine tools and pipelines such as UE5, Maya, and other proprietary tools.
• Ability to take direction to polish gameplay moments to a AAA quality.

Pay Transparency - North America

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 
The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs). 
PAY RANGES * British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$114,300 - $156,200 CAD * California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. San Francisco) *$127,700 - $190,600 USD * Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane) *$122,300 - $158,500 USD
Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to temporary full-time employees scheduled to work full time.  In Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, and extended health/dental/vision coverage and basic life insurance.

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