Senior Enemy/AI Animator (Star Wars FPS Team)

Requisition Number: 174000

Position Title: Senior Animator

External Description:

Founded in 2010 by the original creators of the Call of Duty Franchise, Respawn was created with the philosophy that when talented people have creative freedom, they’ll make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected. From our roots as an indie studio to joining the expansive roster of studios at Electronic Arts, this remains our guiding principle. We truly love what we do and want to share our passion with players worldwide. Our shipped titles include critically acclaimed multi-platform games Apex Legends, Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Star Wars™ Jedi: Fallen Order and Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond. Join us for the opportunity to create groundbreaking games with some of the best developer talent in the industry.

You can learn more about our studio and values at respawn.com/studio.

Our Star Wars FPS team is looking for an experienced Senior Enemy/AI Animator who will embrace our philosophy and share their hard-earned expertise to create an incredible Star Wars experience for our players. We're picturing someone who will help us tell stories and express emotions through remarkable animations and gameplay. If this sounds like you, we're looking forward to seeing your resume!

What you'll do…

• Reporting to the Lead Animator and work closely with Principal AI animator, you will create a variety of challenging enemies for our players to encounter, ranging from bipedal to creatures, within Maya.
• Able to visualize motion on a fantasy character, hand key it in Maya and make it look believable.
• You'll work closely with Tech Anim department and give them feedback on rigging fantasy AI characters that you will animate.
• Work with Motion Capture data in Maya and be able to add flair to it with key frame technique for gameplay purposes.
• Implement animations into the project's engine with full ownership of your work.
• Work with multiple departments such as Design, Tech Animation, and Code to complete tasks. Communication is key to understanding how each discipline contributes to the asset.
• Take animations from conceptualization to shipping without direction if necessary.

Ideally, you will have…

• 5+ years professional game development experience.
• Very strong keyframing ability. Have a strong eye for the art and craft of animation
• Full Body Character animation experience with strong understanding of Body mechanics on humanoid and fantasy characters and non-human creatures.
• Experience in modifying Mocap data for In Game assets
• Experience in integrating animations into the Unreal engine.
• Shipped a AAA game as a Senior Animator. A strong understanding of video game animation development
• Experience in hand keying facial animation (lip sync and expressions)
• Experience in Maya
• Experience in working closely with Combat Designers, Tech Anim and Engineers

If this opportunity sounds like a great fit for you, please submit your resume and portfolio and we will get back to you once we have reviewed.

In addition to opportunities for creative impact and professional growth which come with being a member of our team, working at Respawn has many other perks and benefits! You can read more about these at respawn.com/perks.

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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: 95

Can this position be remote?: 1

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.