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Senior Lighter - EA Sports

About the Organization: EA is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment with nearly 30 years of innovation, passion, and connection of millions of players across the globe to their favorite video games IP. We are assembling a team with the purpose of constructing a novel and immersive experience. This is your opportunity to join this new team that will shape the future of interactive entertainment.

About our team: We are starting a new team composed of a mixture of experienced EA/EA SPORTS and new talent from across industries. With some of the most valuable IP in the world, and the resources EA has to offer, we have access to the capabilities needed to deliver amazing new experiences for an expanded audience of players worldwide.

About the role: Lighters add the lighting to games that create atmosphere and adds realism, tone, and depth to a scene. Using their craft, Lighters create visually balancing individual elements that enable game artists to produce a convincing image or environment.

Your Responsibilities

As a Senior Lighter, you will need to use your technical skill as well as your aesthetic judgment to create images that not only look good but are easy to render. You will make sure there is consistency in lighting, color balance, and mood between the various elements of a shot or scene in the game and when appropriate, ensure the CG looks photorealistic. Senior Lighters emphasize drama or narrative, and also establish and clarify location, weather, time of day, etc. and you will be expected to respect and follow an established design theme for a sequence or project. You will be able to refer to the relevant production designs and apply that visual style as faithfully as possible, taking care to maintain continuity throughout the scene and game.

Your Qualifications

• At least 6+ years of AAA games production experience.
• Proficiency working with tools/tech in a game engine environment is essential.
• Experience in Frostbite Engine a plus
• Possess solid artistic skills, including a thorough understanding of color theory, composition, light, and form.
• Experience with a 3D CG package (e.g., Maya, Mental Ray),
• Demonstrated understanding of rendering, lighting, shading networks, polygonal modeling, and texture UV's.
• Lighters should also understand the characteristics of light and how it is simulated in a CG environment
• Able to work from reference materials, identifying and translating key lighting details into applicable information
• Should be able to light-moderate to complex interior and exterior scenes.
• Experience with film, photography or theater lighting is a plus.

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BC COMPENSATION AND BENEFITSThe base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these locations. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location. EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs. BASE SALARY RANGES • British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria): º $93,700 - $143,700 CAN AnnuallyBase salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also 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 equity.