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Role Overview:
Animators portray movement and behavior by building their animations from connecting through production, at multiple points in the asset pipeline.
Responsibilities:
- Create high quality animation using a variety of tools and techniques including motion capture cleanup, motion blending, hand keyframed animation etc.
- Ensure all animations contribute to the overall direction of the game, both in the experience and the story being told
Qualifications:
- Ability to animate believable weight, personality, and mood, through realistic human performances - includes interactivity with props
- Experience with facial animation solving and ability to deliver and work within their technical workflows and tool sets
- Strong proficiency in animation packages including Maya and MotionBuilder
- Production experience or demonstrated ability of working in a production game engine (e.g. Unreal, Unity, Frostbite etc)
- Understand feedback, interpret notes, and deliver animation revisions at expected quality levels and within schedule needs
- Able to work as part a team, responsible for organizing their work within the production schedule, managing files, and meeting deadlines
- Collaborate and communicate with project animation directors, management, animators, production staff and peers
- Degree in Fine Arts or Computer Animation preferred
Pluses:
- Experience with facial animation solving solutions
- Technical animation background
- Experience with Speech Graphics tools
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.
