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Art Director-Madden

Madden Art Director

Electronic Arts Inc. is a global leader in interactive entertainment. We develop games, content, and online services across platforms. We have a broad portfolio of brands that span the most popular genres, one of our largest being the EA SPORTS brand.

We exist to Inspire the World to Play. We create extraordinary new game experiences for millions of players everywhere by bringing together accomplished people that combine creativity, innovation, and passion. We immerse our employees into an inclusive culture and provide opportunities for learning and leading that allow our employees to do the most impactful and rewarding work of their careers.

We want gamers to feel engaged with our visual experiences and for those experiences to resonate and delight. We want every visual within the game to feel authentic and recognizable to our players and feel part of the same world. Our EA SPORTS portfolio creates games for players that allow them to immerse themselves in the world of sport, and visuals are a key component to that immersion.

As an Art Director, you will join Madden art direction team supporting the Franchise Art Director by owning a specific area of the game and lead a team of artists across multiple disciplines - Visual effects, Lighting, Environments and Characters. You will work under the guidance of Franchise Art Director and Studio Art Director, collaborating with other Animation, Experience and Creative Directors to create a cohesive vision for the game. You will provide creative leadership, communicate ideas both visually and verbally, and collaborate with the rest of team through the game development cycle.

We are looking for individuals that have a proven eye for visual quality and who incorporate the rich history of visuals and technology from games - as well as culture, fashion, and film - to create the future of what gamers will experience. The candidate should also be highly collaborative, takes feedback well and be a proactive problem solver to help the team deliver high quality art in a fast-paced production environment.

In addition, we would prefer that you have shipped a high-quality game in a role as Art Director or Art Lead where you were responsible for guiding artists, critiquing their work, creating visual targets, and mentoring them.

Passion, creativity, and a love of games is what drives us. Join us in redefining a genre and creating a player experience unlike any other found currently with in sports gaming.

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