Senior VFX Artist

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. We're looking for a Senior VFX Artist with the skill and vision to help bring intense combat, large-scale destruction, and environments to life. As part of the VFX team, you'll shape the atmosphere of land, sea, and air across some of the most VFX-packed levels in gaming. Working with artists, designers, and engineers, you'll help create impactful combat effects, environmental storytelling, and systemic destruction that reinforces gameplay clarity and immersion. This is a hands-on role where you'll author AAA real-time effects, set new quality benchmarks, and push the boundaries of what our tools and workflows can achieve. You will report to the VFX Lead and Art Director, ensuring your work aligns with the creative vision and technical goals of the project. Your work will immerse millions of players in the chaos, scale, and spectacle that you can only find in Battlefield. This role follows a hybrid work model based in our Guildford studio, combining on-site collaboration with remote work. Responsibilities: Bring vast worlds to life. Design and author real-time VFX for destruction, ambient war effects, weather systems, fire, smoke, and epic set pieces that define Battlefield's atmosphere. Shape unforgettable player experiences collaborate with Environment Art, Level Design, Audio, Tech Art, and Lighting to ensure effects enhance immersion, readability, and emotional impact. Demonstrate an artistic eye with technical depth, mastering timing, composition, and believability while applying expertise in particles, shaders, and procedural workflows. Improve scalable VFX systems, shaders, materials, and reusable libraries while establishing best practices and workflows for large-scale productions. Lead by example through mentoring other artists, providing constructive feedback, documenting pipelines, and improving visual quality and progress. Qualifications: 5+ years creating real-time VFX for AAA or large-scale titles, or similar experience within games, with a portfolio that shows ambition and polish. Experience working with modern game engines such as Unreal Engine or Unity. Portfolio demonstrating high-quality real-time VFX for gameplay, destruction, environmental effects, and in-game cinematics. Experience with particle systems, shaders, materials, and real-time rendering constraints. Experience with procedural and simulation tools like Houdini and EmberGen, along with production tools such as Adobe Photoshop and Autodesk Maya. Strong collaborator with a team-first mindset, prioritising collective success and working across multiple teams. About Electronic Arts We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth. We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do. 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 will also consider employment 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.