Animator
4 months ago
ENTERTAINING IS OUR PASSION
EA is a world-renowned entertainment leader, creating top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, fan programs and cross-platform digital experiences enjoyed by players all over the world. EA artists aim to create characters, performances, scenery, moods and experiences that suspend disbelief and emotionally connect with players.
EA Create is looking for an Animator with experience in Cinematic animation to join our team in assisting on a new title. EA Create is known to partner with AAA studios such as BioWare, Respawn, and Maxis, and assist on the critically acclaimed Madden and FIFA franchises. This is your opportunity to be part of a collaborative group with team members all over the world and have your work shown to millions of viewers, players, peers, and industry professionals.
You would report to a director within the Animation team and create high-quality performances in all aspects of your work. You know how to reveal attitude, emotions, and mood through a character's movement and behavior, and create memorable characters which will appeal to players. It's essential to have knowledge of the timing and appearance of human and animal movement and facial expressions. In the end, the look of a game is one of the most significant factors contributing to the success of the game.
Role Requirements:
- Understanding and passion for cinematics and storytelling in games.
- Minimum of 5 years professional animation experience.
- Keyframe and Motion Capture animation skills within Maya.
- Reliable internet service to work remotely.
Role Expectations:
- Visualize and hand key motion on characters within Maya.
- Utilize existing motion capture to develop realistic character performances
- Work with the Animation Director and Leads to deliver quality animation that meets outlined expectations.
- Ensure all animations contribute to the direction of the game in both the experience and the story being told.
- Provide feedback to the Technical Animators regarding character rigging.
- Animate weight, character personality, mood, and believability through realistic and stylized performances.
- Shoot reference video using instruction and feedback from the Animation Director and Leads.
- Understand feedback and deliver revisions at the expected quality within the assigned time frame.
- Collaborate with multiple departments such as Design, Technical Animation, and Code to complete tasks.
- Prompt attendance at all meetings and reviews.
- Organize your work and notes to be easily understood by team members.
- Collaborate with directors, animators, production and technical staff.
Ceci ne s’applique pas au Québec.
BC 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 base salary range and benefits for your specific location.
BASE SALARY RANGES
- British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria):
º $73,200 - $101,700 CAN Annually
Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, and extended health/dental/vision coverage and basic life insurance.
We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.
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