Frostbite
Senior UI Technical Artist - Frostbite
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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.
Frostbite is EA’s proprietary game engine, powering many of our leading titles across EA SPORTS, Battlefield, and more. We develop shared tools and technologies that connect and empower creators throughout EA. On Frostbite, you’ll collaborate with accomplished teams and contribute to the foundation that enables the creation of immersive, high-quality games for players worldwide.
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As a UI Technical Artist, you will report to Frostbite's Technical Art Manager, and you'll help make our development process more creator-centric by serving as a link between engineers and game creators. Your passion for helping others do their best work, combined with your expertise in the technical challenges of UI development will directly contribute to and push the boundaries of the tools and workflows we deliver to game teams.
What You'll Do
- Guide the development of Frostbite's UI tools for creating menu systems and user interfaces.
- Partner with engineers to improve the usability of Frostbite's UI creation tool and influence the design of new features.
- Create UI tools, tech examples, documentation, and training materials to help educate the Frostbite community.
- Collaborate with Technical Artists and Designers across EA to share tools, workflows, best practices, and translate creator pain points into tool improvements.
- Define and communicate UI workflow requirements, feature briefs, and quality expectations for Frostbite UI tools.
- Create high-quality example content that shows scalable, performant, and maintainable UI patterns.
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What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of experience as a UI Technical Artist or similar in AAA or mobile game development
- Experience in game engines, user interface systems, and node-based visual scripting
- Experience developing UI features from concept to live services
- Practical understanding of UX methodologies and how to apply them
- Understanding of gaming platforms, their limitations, and requirements for UI solutions
Bonus Experience
- Scripting, visual scripting, shader graphs, C# or Python.
- After Effects, and other animation tools for UI motion graphics
- 3D DCC tools (such as Max, Maya or Blender)
- Teaching, training, documentation, or community engagement
- Interest in improving tools and workflows for creators
- Comfortable working through ambiguous technical problems
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) $122,300 - $170,700 CAD
Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.
For Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and other incentive programs.
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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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