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:

Electronic Arts Inc.는 세계를 선도하는 인터랙티브 엔터테인먼트 소프트웨어 기업입니다. EA는 인터넷 콘솔, 개인용 컴퓨터, 휴대전화, 태블릿용 게임과 콘텐츠 및 온라인 서비스를 제공합니다.

EEOText: EA는 균등한 기회의 제공을 실천합니다. 모든 채용은 인종, 피부색, 출신 국가, 혈통, 생물학적/사회적 성별, 성 정체성 또는 표현, 성적 성향, 나이, 유전 정보, 종교, 장애 여부, 질병 유무, 임신 여부, 혼인 상태, 가족 상황, 군 복무 여부, 또는 법으로 금지된 기타 요인을 고려하지 않고 결정됩니다. 또한, 해당 직책에 합당한 능력을 갖추고 있다면 범죄 기록이 있는 지원자도 관련 법률을 준수하는 방식으로 채용 여부를 고려합니다. EA는 관련 법률에서 명시하는 대로 업무 공간에 장애가 있는 입사 지원자 또는 예정자를 위한 시설을 마련해두고 있습니다.

Days Open: 153

Can this position be remote?:

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA는 균등한 기회의 제공을 실천합니다. 모든 채용은 인종, 피부색, 출신 국가, 혈통, 생물학적/사회적 성별, 성 정체성 또는 표현, 성적 성향, 나이, 유전 정보, 종교, 장애 여부, 질병 유무, 임신 여부, 혼인 상태, 가족 상황, 군 복무 여부 등의 요인을 고려하지 않고 결정됩니다. EA는 관련 법률에서 명시하는 대로 업무 공간에 장애가 있는 입사 지원자 또는 예정자를 위한 시설을 마련해두고 있습니다.