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Associate Art Director

EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, fan programs, and cross-platform digital experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sport through industry-leading sports video games, including Madden NFL football, FIFA soccer, NHL® hockey, and EA SPORTS UFC .

The EA SPORTS ART team is a global community of content creators covering Characters, Environments, Lighting, Project Management, Technical Art, and Visual Effects. Fueled by imagination and a unified passion to grow the love of sports for players worldwide, we push visual boundaries and create leading edge content. Serving our broad portfolio of sports titles, we craft amazing games for hundreds of millions of sports fans worldwide through inspiring visuals and immersive experiences. We are a diverse group that encourages team members to bring their unique perspectives and expertise to the table.

The Associate Art Director will work under the guidance of the Senior Art Director and in partnership with FIFA's Production and Design teams to manage the visual quality, direction, and art development of some of FIFA's essential visual features.

Your Responsibilities

We ask that you have visual direction skills that span multiple disciplines and can provide clarity to your art team, empowering them to deliver their best work. You will work with external concept art teams and will translate those concepts into clear, compelling in-game features. Day to day, it will involve collaboration with the Development team to understand the feature goals and player motivations as they relate to your work, and a close working partnership with your artists, technical artists, and Development Director partners to ensure the creative vision is delivered successfully to the game. You will be supported with high-level vision and mentorship from the Senior Art Director, with the opportunity to provide regular feedback on your experience and suggest changes or improvements. You will guide alignment with the Senior Art Director, and communicate decisions to your development partners. You will work with a variety of art capabilities including environments, characters, animation, lighting, and vfx.

• Direct involvement with visual feature planning and creative vision for FIFA
• Represent the development team as an advocate for visual feature goals and quality standards when working with partner artists and art tech groups
• Create comprehensive briefs for internal and external art teams
• Lead visual prototyping initiatives for your feature areas
• Daily art direction of visual features
• Provide guidance and mentorship to your art team and ensure a positive, healthy working relationship
• Contribute to the Style and Tone documentation for your feature areas
• Oversee AAA art creation workflows and suggest improvements when needed

Your Qualifications

• Expertise in at least one 3D domain (environments, characters, lighting, visual effects, concept art) and proficiency or developing proficiency in the others
• Passion, organization, and enthusiasm
• An inclusive leadership mindset
• Experience as an Associate Art Director, Art Lead, or Senior Artist in digital media, familiar with setting and giving direction across multiple art disciplines
• Experience with formal review processes and stakeholder alignment
• Ability to direct and delegate to internal and external artists through visual targets, paintovers, and mood boards
• Able to work with project management partners to manage delivery timelines in a fast-paced environment