Technical Animator (Star Wars)

Requisition Number: 117709

Position Title: Technical Artist 2

External Description:

Respawn Entertainment is a AAA game development studio that was founded in 2010 by former co-founders of Infinity Ward and creators of the multi-billion dollar Call of Duty and Modern Warfare franchises. In 2017, Respawn was acquired by Electronic Arts, a leading global interactive entertainment publisher. We have shipped Titanfall and Titanfall 2 to critical acclaim, and are currently hiring for our Star Wars ™,  Titanfall, and Unannounced VR game development teams. Our motto is gameplay first, and the opportunity to create groundbreaking games with some of the best developer talent in the industry awaits our future team members.

Our motto is fun game-play first, and we’re looking for a highly skilled Technical Animator who will embrace our philosophy and share his/her hard-earned expertise to provide support to the Star Wars ™ animation and art teams. The Technical Animator will be responsible for helping to maintain an efficient pipeline, building tools in Maya, and working closely with the Animation and Art Departments. If this sounds like you, we're looking forward to seeing your resume! 

What you’ll do...

• Rigging and skinning of characters and props.
• Develop and maintain pipelines, tools, and processes.
• Research and development. Troubleshoot technical issues in Maya and game engine, keeping details records/documentation of tool creation.
• MEL/Python scripting in Maya.
• Seek to constantly raise the quality bar, develop solutions, and work with the Animation and Art Departments to streamline processes.

Ideally, you'll have...

• 2+ years’ game industry experience working on the technical side of Animation and Art in games.
• Experience in Maya scripting (MEL/Python.)
• Extensive rigging experience using Maya.
• A keen eye for proper skin deformation.
• Experience working with both keyframe animation and motion capture data.
• A proactive, positive attitude.
• Experience on one or more shipped title(s).

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Community / Marketing Title: Technical Animator (Star Wars)

Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc. 是全球领先的互动娱乐软件公司。 EA 提供适用于联网主机、个人电脑、手机和平板电脑的游戏、内容和在线服务。

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Days Open: 173

Can this position be remote?:

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EA 是一个奉行机会均等的雇主。 所有招聘决定均不考虑种族、肤色、国籍、血统、生理性别、社会性别、性别认同或表达、性向、年龄、遗传信息、宗教信仰、残障状况、医疗状况、怀孕状况、婚姻状况、家庭状况或退伍军人身份等因素的影响。 EA 还会遵照相关法律，为符合条件的残障个体改善工作环境。