PreVis Animator - Respawn's Star Wars Jedi Sequel

Requisition Number: 171192

Position Title: Animator

External Description:

ELECTRONIC ARTS - ENTERTAINING IS OUR PASSION

EA is a world-renowned entertainment leader, creating top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, and cross-platform digital experiences enjoyed by players all over the world.

We are looking for previz animators to help craft the story for a game within one of the most beloved franchises of all time: Star Wars.

Role Overview:

As a previs animator, you are responsible for creating dynamic, visually compelling animation sequences using scripts, storyboards, concept art and scene descriptions provided by the Cinematic Director and development team.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Cinematic Director to communicate the visual direction for in-game cinematics: blocking, cinematography, performance, etc.
• Create dynamic and compelling previz animation using a variety of tools and techniques: hand key, motion capture, etc.
• Collaborate and communicate with project animation directors, management, animators, production staff and peers
• Responsible for organizing your own work within the production schedule, managing files, and meeting deadlines
• Ensure all animations contribute to the overall direction of the game, both in the experience and the story being told
• Understand feedback, interpret notes, and deliver revisions at expected quality levels and within schedule needs

Qualifications:

• Able to convey mood and tone through blocking, performance, cinematography and animation principles
• Capable of creating animation using various performance types: human, non-human, bipedal, creature, mechanical, etc.
• Strong understanding of classic animation principles and fundamentals: staging, timing, anticipation, follow through, exaggeration, arcs, etc., as well as an intrinsic ability for storytelling
• Strong proficiency in animation packages including Maya
• MotionBuilder proficiency a plus
• Degree in Fine Arts or Computer Animation preferred

Plusses:

• Experience creating gameplay animation shots/sequences
• Production experience or demonstrated ability of working in a production game engine (e.g. Unreal, Unity, Frostbite, etc.)

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Community / Marketing Title: PreVis Animator - Respawn's Star Wars Jedi Sequel

Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc. es una empresa de software de entretenimiento interactivo líder a nivel mundial. EA distribuye juegos, contenido y servicios en línea para consolas, ordenadores personales, teléfonos móviles y tabletas conectados a Internet.

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Days Open: 101

Can this position be remote?: 1

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Nuestras decisiones de empleo se hacen independientemente de raza, color, nacionalidad, ascendencia, sexo, género, identidad o expresión de género, orientación sexual, edad, información genética, religión, discapacidad, condición médica, embarazo o estado civil, familiar o de veterano. EA también lleva a cabo ajustes de espacios de trabajo para individuos cualificados con discapacidades, de acuerdo con la ley aplicable.