Are you passionate about new technologies and continually pushing the boundaries of game development? Great, so are we! EA Sports Technical Art is seeking a Senior Rigging Technical Artist to partner with project leadership and our incredible team of Technical Artists to develop the next generation of content creation tools. The work you do will have a direct business impact to EA Sports and contribute to the foundation for future technology developments.
Responsibilities
Your Qualifications
At least 5+ years of cinematic/games production experience working in technical art/rigging/animation.
Knowledge of human anatomy and animation principles.
Knowledge designing complex skeletons, control rigs, secondary animation.
Experience with procedural rigging.
Effective at communicating with different audiences: artists, engineers, managers.
Highly organized and with a careful attention to detail.
Proficient scripting/programming in Python
Experience with Autodesk Maya.
A willingness to jump into the unknown and help solve new problems to resolve technical challenges and limitations.
A Passion for Games!
Great To Have
Experience with game engines (commercial or proprietary).
Experience with Houdini and Vellum - Cloth/Muscle simulation.
Experience with Git and code review.
Experience with / understanding of 3D mathematics.
Familiarity with motion capture (data + acquisition).
knowledge of Houdini VEX/Hscript a bonus.
Pay Transparency - North America
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
PAY RANGES
British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$141,400 - $204,400 CAD
Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.
About Electronic Arts
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Requirements
At least 5+ years of cinematic/games production experience working in technical art/rigging/animation.
Knowledge of human anatomy and animation principles.
Knowledge designing complex skeletons, control rigs, secondary animation.
Experience with procedural rigging.
Effective at communicating with different audiences: artists, engineers, managers.
Highly organized and with a careful attention to detail.
Proficient scripting/programming in Python
Experience with Autodesk Maya.
A willingness to jump into the unknown and help solve new problems to resolve technical challenges and limitations.
A Passion for Games!
Great To Have
Experience with game engines (commercial or proprietary).
Experience with Houdini and Vellum - Cloth/Muscle simulation.
Experience with Git and code review.
Experience with / understanding of 3D mathematics.
Benefits
The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$141,400 - $204,400 CADPay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.For 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. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.
Additional Information
EA SPORTS is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment - connecting hundreds of millions around the world to the sports they love through a portfolio of industry-leading video games.
EA SPORTS Tech provides specialized technology teams working on modern character articulation and motion, content pipelines and workflows, machine learning, game security, dev ops, as well as long lead feature and technology development for all EA SPORTS titles. As part of EA SPORTS Tech, the Initiatives Team pushes visual boundaries and experiences for our players. We invest in future technologies, shared tooling, and production workflows. We combine creativity and imagination with technical expertise. We are a diverse group that encourages team members to bring their unique perspectives and expertise to work every day.
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