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Animator
At BioWare, our mission is to create worlds of adventure, conflict, and companionship that inspire you to become the hero of your story. Our teams inspire creativity using tech and tools such as the Frostbite engine and work with thousands of developers across EA’s network of studios. We are passionate about games and their potential as a creative medium to reach and inspire people through emotion, artistry, and engaging storytelling. If you share this passion, this is an amazing opportunity to help shape the next generation of gaming.
Responsibilities:
- Create and implement animation using mocap, keyframe and in engine tools.
- Iterate and refine animation based on both aesthetics and feel.
- Collaborate with Designers, Technical Animators, Programmers, VFX Artists, Audio Designers, and Production Partners to fully realize narrative moments in game.
- Work with our Outsource Animation Director to provide feedback to external partners.
- Ability to engage with and plan out interactive animation systems.
Qualifications:
- Strong traditional animation skills and the ability apply them to gameplay, cinematics and non-traditional forms of content.
- Proficiency in Maya and Motion Builder
- Proficiency in runtime engine animation workflows including state machines, cinematic tools & procedural systems
- 2+ years of related industry experience would be preferred. Ideal candidate has experience in the full development cycle of AAA gaming.
Portfolio:
All submissions must include a demo reel showing personal and/or professional artwork - ideal submissions include demonstration of anim systems and applications across multiple traditional disciplines.
About EA
At Electronic Arts, we exist to Inspire the World to Play. We create extraordinary new game experiences for our millions of players everywhere by bringing together talented people that combine creativity, innovation, and passion. We know that our strength lies in the diversity of our people. We immerse our employees into an inclusive culture, and provide opportunities for learning and leading that allow them to do the most impactful and rewarding work of their careers. We put our people first. We provide comprehensive benefit packages with a focus on health and wellbeing to support your needs and help you balance your career and personal life. We provide access to dynamic and collaborative work environments, opportunities to connect and contribute through our Employee Resource Groups, and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free video games and so much more! 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. Electronic Arts also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.
