Create detailed, realistic characters for EA SPORTS NHL, combining sculpting, modeling and materials with game production requirements.

Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Work model: hybrid. Employment: temporary employee; duration not stated. Role ID: 216398.

What you will do

- Build heads, bodies, hair, clothing and accessories using scans, photographs and reference.
- Prepare game-resolution topology, UVs, baked detail and PBR materials; integrate and refine assets in-engine.
- Work with animation, rigging, technical art and production to balance visual quality and performance.

What the studio is looking for

- At least two years of qualified character-art experience in games or a related field.
- Strong anatomy, likeness, sculpting and texturing skills, using tools such as Maya, ZBrush,



Photoshop and Substance Painter.
- A portfolio showing realistic characters, high-resolution sculpts, final game assets and material breakdowns.

Source and dates

- Official source: https://jobs.ea.com/en_US/careers/JobDetail/Character-Artist-EA-Sports-NHL/216398.
- Employer publication date: not displayed in the reviewed vacancy.
- Added to the source spreadsheet: October 26, 2026; this is not the employer publication date.
- Availability and details verified: October 27, 2026.
- No employer application deadline was stated in the reviewed source. Any AnimaWorker listing expiry is separate from an employer deadline.

📌 EA SPORTS — Character Artist, NHL — Vancouver, Canada
🏢 EA SPORTS
📍 Vancouver