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Animator, Cinematics – EA SPORTS FC
Electronic Arts (EA)
Job Summary
Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. EA SPORTS, a leading brand in entertainment, connects millions worldwide to the sports they love through top video games. We’re redefining football with EA SPORTS FC, creating immersive experiences for a global community of fans. Join us as we innovate the future of football and welcome everyone to the club.
Innovation, passion, and teamwork are at the heart of everything we do. With studios in Vancouver, Bucharest, and Cologne, we are looking for the brightest talent to continue creating experiences that connect with millions of hearts and minds worldwide.
To be successful in this role, you will need to be able to key-frame characters to a very high standard. You will work closely with the Cinematics Team to help bring quality animated performances to the game.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and collaborate on new concepts to functional prototypes alongside the guidance of Production, Animation, Cinematic, and Software Engineer teams.
- Assemble Motion Capture character performances together with all the assets necessary to realize the cinematics.
- Work with Technical Artists/Designers and Engineers to manage and solve any technical animation problems that arise with both 1st and 3rd party tools and software.
- Provide feedback and collaborate on R&D projects.
- Provide feedback to other animators on the team (both internally and externally) where necessary.
- Polish key frame face and body animation for Cinematic scenes and test in the game engine.
Required Qualifications / Skills
- Experienced CG character animator required.
- Minimum 5 years work experience.
- Must possess excellent character animation skills.
- Experience leading a small team.
- Experience working with advanced facial animation rigs.
- Must have experience animating cameras and a good understanding of cinematic language.
- Experience creating the various stages needed to take animations from initial previz and blocking through to fully realized, highly polished sequences.
- Strong working knowledge of a 3D animation package (Maya, XSI, etc.).
- Familiarity with Autodesk’s MotionBuilder preferred but not essential.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines.
- Experience working in gaming preferred but not essential.
- Experience working with, and providing feedback to both artists and technical artists/animators.
Performance Competencies
- Strong technical communication and collaboration skills.
- A passion for Sports/Soccer is an asset.
- Motivated to learn how to use new or proprietary software.
- Adaptable to different workflow methods.
- Able to communicate well with other disciplines.
- Meticulous, detail oriented, driven, and able to produce high quality work with little supervision.
- Strong work ethic and works well with a team.
- Positive and approachable attitude.
Compensation and 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).
Pay Ranges:
- British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria): $89,300 – $123,000 CAD
In British Columbia, 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.
About Electronic Arts
We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.
We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.
Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.
