Technical Animator

Multiple Locations: Austin, TX, USA • Edmonton, AB, Canada

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Requisition Number: 183397

Position Title: Senior Technical Artist

External Description:

BioWare creates games focused on rich stories, unforgettable characters and vast worlds. It operates primarily out of Edmonton (Alberta, CAN) and Austin (Texas, USA) creating some of the world's most critically acclaimed titles since 1995. The studio is currently working on future game experiences for the Mass Effect™ franchise, one of the highest rated video game series of all time, and the Dragon Age™ franchise, whose latest entry won 150+ Game of the Year awards.

The Technical Animator will report to the Technical Art Director

This is a temporary contract role

Responsibilities:

You will:

Lead communication efforts related to assigned features - Examples include runtime systems, physics/ragdoll, and facial animation R&D and implementation
Ramp up on existing animation systems, tools, and pipelines to provide support and debugging
Support and debug procedural animation systems such as facial animation, destruction, cloth, and hair
Collaborate with design, character art, animation and outsourcing teams, with an eye toward overall character fidelity.

Qualifications:

3+ years of technical animation experience
Experience in rigging and skinning assets
Proficient with standard industry tools such as Autodesk Maya
Experience identifying issues and resolving them quickly while exercising your decision-making capabilities
Experience testing your own work and reviewing with attention to detail
Experience in collaborating with multiple groups across departments
Dependable and demonstrates commitment to tasks and the project
An understanding of animation principles and anatomy

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Community / Marketing Title: Technical Animator

Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc. 是全球领先的互动娱乐软件公司。 EA 提供适用于联网主机、个人电脑、手机和平板电脑的游戏、内容和在线服务。

EEOText: EA 是一个奉行机会均等的雇主。所有招聘决定均不考虑种族、肤色、国籍、血统、生理性别、社会性别、性别认同或表达、性向、年龄、遗传信息、宗教信仰、残障状况、医疗状况、怀孕状况、婚姻状况、家庭状况、退伍军人身份或其他任何受法律保护的特征等因素的影响。我们也会遵照相关法律，考虑雇佣带犯罪记录的合格申请者。 EA 还会遵照相关法律，为符合条件的残障个体改善工作环境。

Days Open: 6

Can this position be remote?: 0

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA 是一个奉行机会均等的雇主。所有招聘决定均不考虑种族、肤色、国籍、血统、生理性别、社会性别、性别认同或表达、性向、年龄、遗传信息、宗教信仰、残障状况、医疗状况、怀孕状况、婚姻状况、家庭状况或退伍军人身份等因素的影响。 EA 还会遵照相关法律，为符合条件的残障个体改善工作环境。