About the role
General Information
Locations: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Worker Type: Temporary Employee
Studio/Department: EA Studios - SPORTS
Work Model: Hybrid
Description
Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. EA SPORTS is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment, connecting hundreds of millions worldwide to the sports they love. Building on a 30-year foundation, the company is redefining football with EA SPORTS FC, an ecosystem of interactive experiences bringing a global community of football fans closer to The World's Game.
The FC Audio team is looking for an experienced Audio Artist to contribute to audio development. The role involves overseeing audio-specific projects to create and maintain a quality audio experience. Candidates are expected to have experience in all audio design and production phases, with proficiency in at least one audio discipline, specifically focusing on VO and technical implementation of game audio.
Responsibilities
- Create quality audio for video games with a high focus on authentic dialogue for story-driven game experiences.
- Author small, well-defined audio-related tasks with a focus on content pipelines.
- Directly support features, small projects, or tasks within the Speech discipline.
- Complete technical implementation, logic, and database tasks catered to user experience.
- Manage editor package imports, sample handling, and database updates.
- Perform Quality control reviews for the project's audio (pre-CQC) on all applicable platforms.
- Create software design to support custom source elements.
- Manage source control, submit to file depots, and handle build pipelines.
- Participate in team collaboration while maintaining the ability to work independently.
- Collaborate in prototyping and driving innovation and improvements.
- Take direction from Audio Leads and senior audio artists while expressing creativity and design insight.
Qualifications
- Minimum three years of studio engineering, recording, or VO experience (or equivalent).
- 3-5 years of game audio experience.
- Solid knowledge of PC and console audio hardware.
- Experience with tracking documentation.
- Outstanding sound design skills.
- Ability to work well as part of a team and autonomously.
- Experience with audio middleware software (Wwise, Fmod).
- Familiarity with third-party game engines (Unity, Unreal, etc.).
- Basic knowledge of code or scripting languages (C#, C++, SQL, Python, Lua, etc.).
- Knowledge of the sport and the game (FC27).
- Database experience (MS Access, Excel, Google Sheets) working with large data sets.
- Solid experience using game audio development tools, technology, and pipelines.
- Experience with modern audio creation equipment, software, and recording techniques, with a high level of proficiency in at least one DAW.
- Ability to methodically manage and track large amounts of data.
Bonus Skills
- Experience with Quality Assurance Verification.
- Experience with onboarding new team members.
- Knowledge and familiarity with professional sports (mainly Football/Soccer), teams, and leagues.
- Proficiency with VBA macros, SQL, Python, JavaScript, etc.
- Experience with remote VO recording sessions.
Compensation and Benefits
Pay Range (British Columbia): $67,000 - $92,700 CAD. Pay offered is determined based on relevant business and candidate factors, including education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business needs.
Benefits:
- Vacation: 3 weeks per year to start.
- Sick Time: 10 days per year.
- Insurance/Health: Extended health, dental, vision coverage, and basic life insurance.
- Holistic wellness approach including mental well-being support, retirement savings, family leaves, and complimentary games.
Company Culture
Electronic Arts values adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. The company is an equal opportunity employer, making employment decisions 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. Reasonable workplace accommodations are provided for qualified individuals with disabilities.