Sr. Technical Artist

Requisition Number: 150685

Position Title: Senior Technical Artist

External Description:

EA Worldwide Studios Content is looking for a Technical Artist for The Capture Lab, in its Los Angeles facility near the Respawn Entertainment Studio. The successful candidate will have strong technical experience within the entertainment motion capture industry, and experience with image-based scanning technologies a prerequisite. As a Technical Artist, you will work together with the Motion Capture Specialists to prioritize and troubleshoot technical issues.

The successful candidate will have an in-depth knowledge of large optical motion capture systems (36+ camera installations) and will have hands-on experience with image-based scanning systems. 

The knowledge of motion capture system configurations (volume setup, data flow, camera aiming/focusing), stage calibrations, data acquisition, and the associated post-processing of collected optical data cleanup is required, and a deep understanding of DSLR synchronization, associated lighting configurations and digital asset management is essential.

The Technical Artist will provide technical insight and will support other Subject Matter Experts within The Capture Lab while attending meetings, and discussions about upcoming motion capture and scanning sessions.

The role requires the ability to adapt to custom toolsets and workflows; to maintain the highest data quality and throughput, The Capture Lab maintains many custom solutions for all aspects of its motion capture and scanning processes.

As a Technical Artist, you will regularly collaborate with the motion capture and scanning specialists within The Capture Lab to investigate and implement solutions for project-wide technical problems.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the technical maintenance of a large optical motion capture installation.
• Support motion capture specialists within The Capture Lab to troubleshoot and resolve technical motion capture system issues.
• Responsible for the technical maintenance of image-based scanning systems, including DLSR sync, Machine Vision Camera and lighting.
• Support motion capture specialists within The Capture Lab to troubleshoot and resolve technical scanning system issues.
• Represent a technical opinion and provide technical insight while attending meetings with other Subject Matter Experts within The Capture Lab.
• Collaborate with other Technical Artists within The Capture Lab to implement solutions to help support data processing needs.
• Create and maintain technical documents which include setup, usage, troubleshooting, and maintenance guides.

Who you are:

• At least 5 years’ experience in the entertainment motion capture industry, working hands-on with high volume data acquisitions.
• At least 5 years’ experience working with industry standard motion capture applications (Vicon Shogun/Blade, Autodesk MotionBuilder, etc.).
• Substantial experience troubleshooting large-scale motion capture systems and configurations.
• At least 5 years’ experience acquiring data with image-based scanning systems, such as DSLR photometrics.
• Scripting experience with a high-level interpreted scripting language is preferred (Python, Mel, etc.).
• Experience with record keeping database systems preferred (Shotgun, MySQL, etc.).
• The ability to work under the pressures of a production environment during live capture sessions.
• Effective and clear communication skills.

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Community / Marketing Title: Sr. Technical Artist

Company Profile:

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Days Open: 153

Can this position be remote?:

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EAは雇用機会を均等に提供します。 雇用に関する決定を下す際は、人種、肌の色、国籍、出身国、出身民族、身体的性別、社会/文化/心理的性別、性別自認または性別表現、性的指向、年齢、遺伝情報、宗教、身体障害、病状、妊娠、婚姻状況、家族状況、軍役経験の有無は考慮されません。 さらにEAでは、身体に障害のある方々のために、適用法令によって定められた職場環境を整えることも行っています。