Cinematics Technical Artist

Requisition Number: 183711

Position Title: Technical Artist 2

External Description:

We are Criterion. We love games.

Over the last twenty years we’ve entertained millions of players around the world with our award-winning and massively entertaining games. We are a team of talented people who craft games with joy, passion, and commitment to quality.

At Criterion, we place enormous value on creative collaboration, fresh ideas, and unique perspective. Our studio is a healthy mix of industry veterans and newcomers working together to inspire, support, and educate one another.

What a Technical Animator (Cinematics) does at Criterion:

• We're looking for a Technical Animator who can combine their understanding of cinematics, animation, logical flow and runtime techniques to give players a tangible connection to their on screen characters, vehicles and world.
• We need your experience to contribute to designs and proposed setups, specific animations and other solutions that integrate with a wide variety of game and presentation features, including narrative, in-game world or events, characters, and menus.
• You will report to the Technical Art team and work with Technical Art Directors, fellow Technical Artists, Animators, Engineers, and Designers as part of a collaborative team.

Requirements

• Shipped at least one AAA game as a Technical Artist/Animator
• Understanding of DCC, In-Game & FMV cinematic and animation content creation workflows
• Experience using game animation systems: state flows/machines, tags and databases, sequencer/timeline).
• Experience with procedural animation techniques (e.g. Crowd Systems, Pose Based Animation Systems, Loco/IK).
• Experience with performance analysis and runtime optimization of game content.
• Familiarity with visual scripting (e.g. Unreal Blueprints, Schematics).
• Frostbite, Unreal or Unity Game Editor general experience.
• A passion for playing and making games.
  
  

  "Ceci ne s’applique pas au Québec.

  COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

  The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these locations. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the range and benefits for your specific location.

  EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Pay offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

  
  BASE SALARY RANGES

  • British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria):
  º $89,300 - $123,000 CAN Annually
  • California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento):
  º $103,200 - $145,600 USD Annually

  Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity. For British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity. "

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Company Profile:

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Days Open: 38

Can this position be remote?: 0

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EAは雇用機会を均等に提供します。 雇用に関する決定を下す際は、人種、肌の色、国籍、出身国、出身民族、身体的性別、社会/文化/心理的性別、性別自認または性別表現、性的指向、年齢、遺伝情報、宗教、身体障害、病状、妊娠、婚姻状況、家族状況、軍役経験の有無は考慮されません。 さらにEAでは、身体に障害のある方々のために、適用法令によって定められた職場環境を整えることも行っています。