Description
We are seeking a Senior Technical Animator to join our team at Full Circle, the studio behind _skate._ ™, an online, free-to-play skateboarding sandbox set in an ever-evolving world.
As a Senior Technical Animator, you will work with the animation team to implement animation content using EA's proprietary Frostbite engine & editor. You will collaborate with Animation Software Engineers and the Animation Director to solve and implement animation system challenges. Your goal will be to ensure that the animation team can achieve a high level of fluidity and believability with the animations at run time.
Responsibilities:
- Implement animation content using EA's proprietary Frostbite engine & editor
- Collaborate with Animation Software Engineers and the Animation Director to solve and implement animation system challenges
- Ensure high level of fluidity and believability with animations at run time
- Ensure responsiveness and overall design of character motions conform to design team goals
- Proactively identify problems and forge solutions
- Help design and coordinate animation workloads for the project
- Establish efficient pipelines and procedures
- Define and estimate tasks
Qualifications:
- 5+ years 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
- Experience working with node-based expressions
- Understanding of animation principles and anatomy
- Experience working on sizeable animation-related challenges
- Cross-discipline collaboration with multiple disciplines
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive benefits package, including medical insurance, mental wellness support, pension plan, paid time off, family leave, free games, and more
Portfolio Requirement: Applications must include a portfolio showcasing gameplay features you played a significant role in delivering.