Technical Audio Artist - Battlefield

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

Battlefield is a storied franchise renowned for uncompromising combat gameplay for over two decades. 100 million players and 5 billion hours played later, the Battlefield team is looking to define the future of the first-person shooter. United under the banner of Battlefield Studios, 4 world-class teams across Criterion, DICE, Motive and Ripple Effect – all powered by the Foundational Technology team – have come together to focus on the future of the franchise, a connected Battlefield universe filled with immersive experiences built on our unique DNA.

Our motive is to develop innovative action games set in iconic worlds where every player feels like the hero. Let's say that again—iconic worlds where every player feels like the hero. Our passion has taken us from imagining dogfighter pilots in Star Wars™: Squadrons to re-creating Isaac Clarke onboard the Ishimura in Dead Space™.

Currently, we're working on two exciting projects, an original Iron Man™ action-adventure game and what's coming next for Battlefield™.

We believe in sharing our passion with our community and each other, fostering an inclusive culture, and nurturing a growth mindset.

Although our approach may seem simple, it leads us to create the best work of our careers, bringing unique and immersive experiences to our players.

As a Technical Audio Artist, you will play a critical role in contributing to our game's overall sound quality, performance and stability for Battlefield. You will work within our sound team to develop designs and systems for in-game features such as Scripted Events, Game Modes, HUD, UI, VO and Interactive Music.

The ideal candidate thrives on bridging the gap between creative and technical implementation challenges, is always keen to deepen their understanding of systems and workflows and is excellent at communicating complex topics equally with both creative and technically minded audiences.

You will work hybrid or onsite in the Motive Montreal studio.

What you'll do:

• Reporting to the Technical Audio Director, you will create, optimize, and maintain systems for SFX, VO and music implementation using our proprietary Frostbite engine and supporting tools
• Follow audio direction and understand how each piece fits into and supports a readable, consistent and high-quality soundscape
• Assist teammates and demonstrate an understanding of our audio pipeline and how audio integrates with game features across the project
• Work with several departments, pods and strike teams to help achieve excellent pairing of audio and audio systems with their creations
• Author and maintain efficient workflow and validation tooling
• Work with engineers to ensure audio systems and tools are performant
• Work with QA to plan and support testing of sound
• Provide clear documentation for colleagues
• Participate in scope assessment, priorities and planning
• Participate in building a stronger audio community across multiple studios within EA

Must Have:

• Passion to collaborate and solve complex creative and technical challenges in the pursuit of creating an engaging sonic experience for our players
• You Will Have:
• 3+ years of experience with sound design and mixing principles
• Proficiency with visual scripting and debugging
• Proficiency with game engines, audio middleware, IDEs
• Experience with C++, Python, Lua preferred
• Released audio software or tools, preferred
• Shipped AAA titles preferred

The following are required as part of the application process:

• Apply online with Resume
• Provide web link on resume for online Sound Design Demo / Portfolio