Animator (Contract)

Requisition Number: 168569

Position Title: Animator

External Description:

EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, fan programs and cross-platform digital experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sports through industry-leading sports videogames, including Madden NFL football, FIFA Soccer, PGA TOUR® golf and UFC. For more information about EA SPORTS, including news, video, blogs, forums and game apps, please visit www.easports.com.

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

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Community / Marketing Title: Animator (Contract)

Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc. este o companie de divertisment interactiv, lider la nivel mondial. EA oferă jocuri, conținut și servicii online pentru console conectate la Internet, calculatoare personale, telefoane mobile și tablete.

EEOText: EA este un angajator care oferă oportunități egale. Toate deciziile de angajare sunt luate fără a ține seama de rasă, culoare, origine națională, descendență, sex, identitate sau exprimare de gen, orientare sexuală, vârstă, informații genetice, religie, dizabilități, stare medicală, sarcină, stare civilă, statut familial, statut de veteran sau orice altă caracteristică protejată de lege. De asemenea, acceptăm și candidaturi calificate din partea persoanelor cu cazier, în conformitate cu legislația aplicabilă. De asemenea, EA oferă locuri de muncă pentru persoanele cu handicap calificate, conform legislației aplicabile.

Days Open: 77

Can this position be remote?: 1

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA este un angajator care oferă oportunități egale. Toate deciziile de angajare sunt luate fără a ține seama de rasă, culoare, origine națională, descendență, sex, identitate sau exprimare de gen, orientare sexuală, vârstă, informații genetice, religie, dizabilități, stare medicală, sarcină, stare civilă, statut familial sau statut de veteran. De asemenea, EA oferă locuri de muncă pentru persoanele cu handicap calificate, conform legislației aplicabile.