# Technical Artist (Rigging)

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

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## Description

We are seeking a Technical Artist (Rigging) to join the EA SPORTS Technology team at Electronic Arts. As a Technical Artist, you will work under the direction of a Rigging Lead to ensure deliverables are achieved at high quality and on time.

Responsibilities:

- Create skeletons for characters and objects

- Skin characters and objects

- Develop control rigs

- Work on cloth and hair simulations

- Maintain assets

- Develop scripts

You will be expected to take ownership of your content and resolve any technical or quality issues that arise with your assets.

Requirements:

- At least 3 years of experience in cinematic or games production

- Background in rigging and skinning complex assets

- Effective communication skills for working with artists, engineers, and managers

- Experience scripting and programming in Python; knowledge of C++ is a bonus

- Expertise with Autodesk Maya

- Knowledge of human anatomy and animation principles

Nice to Have:

- Understanding of or experience with game engines

- 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 health insurance, mental health support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leave, and free games.

## Skills

### Required
- Python
- C++
- Autodesk Maya
- rigging
- skinning
- scripting
- animation principles
- human anatomy

### Nice to have
- game engines
- character simulation
- 3D mathematics
- Houdini
- procedural node graph systems
- motion capture

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