Senior Technical Animator

Electronic Arts is seeking a Senior Technical Animator to join their team at Full Circle, the studio behind _skate._ ™, an online, free-to-play skateboarding sandbox game.

As a Senior Technical Animator, you will work with the animation team to implement animation content using EA's proprietary Frostbite engine and editor. You will collaborate with Animation Software Engineers and the Animation Director to solve animation system challenges and ensure high-quality character animation.

Responsibilities:

• Implement animation content using EA's Frostbite engine and editor
• Collaborate with Animation Software Engineers and the Animation Director to solve animation system challenges
• Ensure fluidity and believability of animations at runtime
• Design and coordinate animation workloads for the project
• Establish efficient pipelines and procedures
• Define and estimate tasks

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience using proprietary animation tools and setting up animation state machines with an established game engine
• Experience working on at least 2 AAA titles
• Experience working on at least one title with advanced locomotion/animation techniques
• In-depth experience with core animation implementation techniques
• Experience working with both animation-driven and physics-driven gameplay systems
• Understanding of animation principles and anatomy

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with Motion Synthesis
• Motion editor or key-frame animator experience
• Experience working with Maya and/or Motion Builder
• Some experience with MEL, Python, C# or C++

Portfolio Requirement: Applications must include a portfolio showcasing gameplay features you played a significant role in delivering.