Description
We are seeking a Technical Artist (Rigging) to join our EA SPORTS Technology team at Electronic Arts Vancouver. As a Temporary Employee, you will work onsite three days a week, Tuesday to Thursday, on a 12-month contract with the possibility of longer-term employment.
EA SPORTS is a leading brand in entertainment, connecting hundreds of millions of people worldwide to their favourite sports through industry-leading video games. Our team, EA SPORTS Tech, focuses on modern character articulation and motion, content pipelines and workflows, machine learning, game security, dev ops, and long-lead feature and technology development for all EA SPORTS titles.
As a Rigging Technical Artist, you will work under the direction of a Rigging Lead and in partnership with project managers to ensure deliverables are achieved on time and to a high quality. Your responsibilities will include:
- Creating skeletons, skinning characters and objects, control rigging, cloth and hair simulation, asset maintenance, and script development
- Assuming ownership of your content and resolving technical or quality issues that arise with your assets
To qualify for this role, you will need:
- At least 3 years of experience in cinematic or games production
- A background in rigging and skinning complex assets
- Effective communication skills for working with artists, engineers, and managers
- Experience scripting and programming in Python, with knowledge of C++ being a bonus
- Expertise with Autodesk Maya
- Knowledge of human anatomy and animation principles
Desirable skills include:
- Understanding of or experience with game engines (commercial or proprietary)
- Character simulation experience
- Experience with 3D mathematics
- Experience with Houdini or procedural node graph systems
- Familiarity with motion capture data and acquisition
Electronic Arts offers a comprehensive benefits package, including physical, emotional, financial, professional, and community wellbeing support. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity, and encourage our teams to give their best work.
Electronic Arts is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.