Animator

Job Description

Animator (Contract)

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 sports through industry-leading sports videogames, including Madden NFL football, FIFA Soccer, PGA TOUR® golf and UFC. For more information about EA SPORTS, including news, video, blogs, forums and game apps, please visit www.easports.com.

Role Overview:

Animators portray movement and behavior by building their animations from connecting through production, at multiple points in the asset pipeline.

Responsibilities:
• Create high quality animation using a variety of tools and techniques including motion capture cleanup, motion blending, hand keyframed animation etc.
• Ensure all animations contribute to the overall direction of the game, both in the experience and the story being told

Qualifications:
• Ability to animate believable weight, personality, and mood, through realistic human performances - includes interactivity with props
• Experience with facial animation solving and ability to deliver and work within their technical workflows and tool sets
• Strong proficiency in animation packages including Maya and MotionBuilder
• Production experience or demonstrated ability of working in a production game engine (e.g. Unreal, Unity, Frostbite etc)
• Understand feedback, interpret notes, and deliver animation revisions at expected quality levels and within schedule needs
• Able to work as part a team, responsible for organizing their work within the production schedule, managing files, and meeting deadlines
• Collaborate and communicate with project animation directors, management, animators, production staff and peers
• Degree in Fine Arts or Computer Animation preferred

Pluses:
• Experience with facial animation solving solutions
• Technical animation background
• Experience with Speech Graphics tools

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-revyv7-216-73-216-71-42 in your application.