Principal Technical Artist; Apex Legends

Description & Requirements

Electronic Arts creates next‑level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. 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.

Founded in 2010, Respawn Entertainment is the Academy Award‑winning studio behind critically acclaimed multi‑platform games Apex Legends, Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Star Wars™ Jedi:
Fallen Order, Star Wars™ Jedi:
Survivor, and Medal of Honor:
Above and Beyond. We are hiring a Principal Technical Artist to help design and deliver future‑forward content‑creation workflows for the Apex Legends team.

• Collaboration:
  • Meet with end‑users regularly to discuss challenges and identify opportunities.
  • Educate the team how to leverage and use the system, set best practices and encourage adoption.
  • Build and drive multi‑disciplinary coalitions to pursue solutions across organizational boundaries.
• Pipeline and Tool Development:
  • Design, build and maintain art pipelines and custom tools.
  • Automate the testing and validation of workflows.
  • Optimize slow processes and procedures.
• Technical Support:
  • Learn proprietary systems and make them accessible to others.
  • Troubleshoot unknown issues and solve sticky situations.
• Asset Management:
  • Help teams transition content from older to newer workflows and automate adaptation to meet new requirements.

• 8+ years of professional game development experience.
• Expertise designing and implementing tools and workflows from upstream content creation applications to runtime.
• High proficiency with programming in DCC (Python, MEL, C#) or similar languages and UI frameworks (Qt).
• Familiar with third‑party software used to create content (Autodesk Maya, Adobe Creative Cloud suite).
• Interest in content creation workflows, techniques, and innovation.
• Has built a large workflow/tool and supported it through the ship of a title (or season).

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. Pay will be determined based on relevant factors such as education, qualifications, experience, and geographic location.

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g., Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$138,700 - $199,900 CAD
• California (depending on location e.g., Los Angeles vs. San Francisco) *$160,600 - $249,300 USD

In the U.S., benefits include paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours of sick time, 16 paid holidays, 10 weeks of paid parental leave, medical/dental/vision insurance, life and disability insurance, and a 401(k). In Canada, benefits include 3 weeks of paid vacation, 10 days of sick time, EI/QPIP top‑up, extended health/dental/vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and a retirement plan.

Certain roles may be eligible for bonus and equity.

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 consider qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law and provide accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by law.