# Animator Co-op (Summer 2027 - 8-months - Sports Tech)

**Company**: Electronic Arts
**Location**: Vancouver, British Columbia
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: internship
**Category**: Design
**Industry**: Technology
**Ticker**: EA
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173941

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## Description

Electronic Arts is seeking an undergraduate Animator Co-op student to join its EA SPORTS Tech A-Team for an 8-month internship beginning in May 2027.

The Character Animation Research Team, also known as the A-Team, is a small team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The team is committed to advancing the field of Character Animation.

As an Animator Co-op, you will receive mentorship from a Senior Technical Animator and collaborate directly with experienced animators, engineers, and ML experts to help shape the future of character animation.

Responsibilities:

- Become familiar with EA's proprietary game engine, the Frostbite Engine.

- Refine and polish motion capture animation to AAA game quality.

- Learn to build modern animation systems such as state machines, motion matching, and node-based programming.

- Brainstorm and collaborate with engineers and UX designers to design and refine animation workflows/pipelines.

- Learn how partner game teams work across EA by assisting with tool adoption, debugging, and workflow feedback.

Requirements:

- You must be legally authorized to work in Canada for the entire internship.

- You must be enrolled in an accredited degree program and return to school for at least one semester following your internship with EA.

- You must be graduating in May 2028 or later.

Qualifications:

- Currently pursuing a degree in Animation or a related technical discipline.

- Entry-level experience in animation.

- Experience creating high-quality character animation.

- Solid foundation in character animation principles and body mechanics.

- Familiarity with industry-standard 3D software tools such as Autodesk Maya, MotionBuilder, or equivalent.

Benefits: Electronic Arts offers a comprehensive benefits package, which may include medical insurance, mental wellness support, pension plan, paid time off, family leave, free games, and more.

## Skills

### Required
- Animation
- Frostbite Engine
- Character Animation
- Autodesk Maya
- MotionBuilder

### Nice to have
- Python scripting
- Node-based programming
- Motion capture data
- Rigging
- Scripting

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