# Senior Animator (Character Technology) - EA SPORTS Technology **Company**: Electronic Arts Inc. **Location**: Vancouver, British Columbia **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $114,300 - $156,200 CAD **Category**: Design **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://jobs.ea.com/en_US/careers/JobDetail/Senior-Animator/211865?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_a2c3dc18-33f ## Description Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen. We are searching for a talented and experienced Senior Animator to join the A-Team, an innovative Character Animation Research Team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. As a Senior Animator, you will be responsible for driving the design and development of animator-first DCC tools and Machine Learning initiatives. This includes providing guidance and imagining the future of industry-leading animation tools and workflows, crafting high-quality animations, and building prototypes to showcase the awesome innovations we develop. You will... - Work side-by-side with engineers to develop new animation solutions across DCC and Machine Learning. - Design and implement cutting-edge animation tools/pipelines for animators and designers in the digital content creation space. - Work side-by-side with UX designers to guide the UX of these tools, in service of the broader animation community. - Provide visual feedback on R&D projects in other focus areas, including procedural runtime systems and rigging. - Review the animation results generated by AI models, and provide feedback for areas of improvement. - Collaborate with partner game teams to solve unique animation challenges. - Design and create high-quality technical demos utilizing our team's technology. - Be a leader in the animation community at EA by working with partner game teams to teach our new animation systems and tools, and communicate feedback. - Coordinate with QA to validate and maintain the high quality of our animation systems. - Create and maintain documentation and tutorials to educate others about our team's unique technologies. - Report directly to the A-Team Animation Director to take advantage of any opportunities you find. Ideally, you will have... - 5+ years of experience in AAA game development. - Experience creating high-quality character animation for gameplay and cinematic sequences. - Experience implementing animation systems directly in-engine, such as state machines, motion matching, and procedural solutions in shipped titles. - Experience in building animation tools and scripts in DCC applications. - Strong understanding of animation principles and anatomy. - Experience developing and maintaining animation pipelines and workflows. - Experience with motion capture and retargeting workflows. - Proficiency with industry-standard tools such as Autodesk Maya, MotionBuilder, or equivalent. - Experience collaborating closely with designers, engineers, and artists. - Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly identify and resolve issues. The pay ranges for this role are: - British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) $114,300 - $156,200 CAD In Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. ## Skills ### Required - animation - DCC tools - Machine Learning - Autodesk Maya - MotionBuilder ### Nice to have - Motion Matching - Interaction systems - web technologies --- Source: [Apply at jobs.ea.com](https://jobs.ea.com/en_US/careers/JobDetail/Senior-Animator/211865?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)