Principal Technical Artist - Environments (Apex Legends) …, British Columbia

Job Summary The Apex Legends team is looking for a Lead Technical Artist – Environments to help shape the ways we build worlds and assets. This role touches a wide variety of expertise including tools, procedural systems, asset construction, lighting and material systems, performance optimization, and landscapes. The position focuses on modernizing world‑building pipelines, bringing new efficiency and capabilities to the art team, and expanding technical expertise. Key Responsibilities Help establish and lead a new, dedicated group of Tech Artists prioritizing worldbuilding. Partner closely with artists and engineers in a collaborative R&D; environment. Interpret high level creative direction for the Apex Legends franchise from a worldbuilding perspective and build technical solutions to achieve goals. Assess current worldbuilding pipelines against future goals, establish a vision and roadmap, and lead your team on execution. Qualifications 12+ years of professional game development experience. Demonstrated ability to lead teams and multi‑disciplinary projects. Experience with material systems, procedural tools, pipeline development, specialty DCC applications, performance and memory profiling and management, or lighting technologies. Experience working in proprietary game engines and tools and an understanding of technical constraints for shipping products on a wide variety of platforms and hardware capabilities. A desire to be a service‑oriented leader, accommodating desired artistic workflows while maintaining technical standards and goals. Salary and Benefits Salary (Victoria): $138,700 - $199,900 CAD. In the US, we offer a package of advantages including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours of sick time per year, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks of paid time off to bond with a baby, medical, dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, and a 401(k) contribution. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity. EEO Statement Electronic Arts is an equal chance 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 also consider 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjob.ca/job/2plkze