Hybrid Animation Technical Artist at Electronic Arts

Please note: this is an on-site hybrid role. Candidates must be available to work on-site at our Victoria, B.C. studio 3 x per week.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 sport through industry-leading sports video games, including Madden NFL football, EA Sports FC soccer, NHL® hockey, and EA SPORTS UFC.The Animation Technical Artist provides specialized support to the animation teams, either in DCC and engine workflows,or technology development in ML, clip processing and asset management. The Animation Technical Artist helps push visual boundaries and experiences for our players by combining creativity and imagination with technical expertise.Responsibilities:Collaborate with the Animation Director, Development Directors, Artists and Engineers to refine and improve workflows to tackle technical challenges and increase efficiency.Leverage common technology and implement tools from other internal projects on to oursBuild new tools and workflows that allow artists to improve the visual boundaries and experiences for our players.Qualifications:5+ years of games production experience working in technical art in animation desiredIn depth and incomparable expertise with relevant 3D software packages such as Maya and Motionbuilder.A bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in a related field.An understanding of designing skeletons, control rigs, secondary animation (fat, jiggle, muscle sim), and skin deformations for games.An understanding of human anatomy and animation principles.Proficient scripting/programming in Python (C++/C# a bonus).A willingness to jump into the unknown and solve new problems to resolve technical challenges and limitations.Experience in working with content-driven game engines (e.g. Unreal, Unity, Frostbite) desired.Love of sports and games, all kinds.Beneficial QualificationsGood communication and organizational skills.Experience working on diverse animation styles.Frostbite ExperienceExperience with Slack/Jira/ShotgridKnowledge of state machines and motion matching Apply Now