Environment Artist at Electronic Arts
Company: Electronic Arts (Motive Studio)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Job Type: Temporary Full-Time, Hybrid
Salary: Not Disclosed
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts is a global entertainment company known for delivering immersive gaming experiences and iconic franchises enjoyed by millions of players worldwide. Motive Studio develops innovative action games and cinematic experiences, including projects such as Star Wars: Squadrons, Dead Space, Battlefield, and the upcoming Iron Man action-adventure title.
EA encourages creativity, collaboration, and innovation while supporting career development in an inclusive and growth-focused environment.
Job Overview
Motive Studio is seeking an Environment Artist for a 6-month temporary full-time opportunity based in Montreal, Quebec. The role involves creating immersive open-world environments that support gameplay, storytelling, and artistic direction for the upcoming Iron Man project.
Reporting to the Lead Environment Artist, the selected candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to build visually compelling and optimized game worlds using industry-standard tools and workflows. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
Responsibilities
- Create immersive open-world environments aligned with gameplay and artistic goals.
- Build presets and assemblies to support efficient world-building workflows.
- Use world-building tools to populate and refine large-scale game environments.
- Develop layouts with strong composition and visual readability.
- Optimize environments to meet engine performance and memory budgets.
- Collaborate with artists, designers, and technical teams throughout production.
- Contribute to visually engaging environmental storytelling.
Qualifications
- 2–4 years of experience creating 3D environments for shipped games.
- Strong understanding of the game development pipeline.
- Experience with major 3D DCC tools such as Maya, Blender, 3ds Max, or Modo.
- Experience using world-building or level-editing tools.
- Knowledge of composition, lighting, color theory, and environmental storytelling.
- Experience optimizing assets for real-time rendering and engine constraints.
- Ability to contribute to benchmark scenes, prototypes, or vertical slices.
Preferred Experience
- Experience building large-scale or open-world environments.
- Experience working on AAA game productions.
- Background in modeling and texturing natural and architectural assets.
- Experience using Substance Painter, Substance Designer, or similar texturing tools.
Benefits
- Opportunity to work on a major AAA Iron Man game project.
- Collaborative hybrid work environment.
- Professional development and growth opportunities.
- Access to EA employee wellness and support programs.
- Inclusive and creativity-driven workplace culture.