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Animator - College Football (Contract)
2 years ago
EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, fan programs and cross-platform digital experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sports through industry-leading sports videogames, including Madden NFL football, FIFA Soccer , PGA TOUR® golf and UFC . For more information about EA SPORTS, including news, video, blogs, forums and game apps, please visit www.easports.com .
Role Overview:
Animators portray movement and behavior by building their animations from connecting through production, at multiple points in the asset pipeline.
Responsibilities:
- Create high quality animation using a variety of tools and techniques including hand key, motion capture cleanup, motion blending, etc.
- Ensure all animations contribute to the overall direction of the game, both in the experience and the story being told
Qualifications:
- Ability to animate both human and quadruped characters
- Show believable weight, personality, and mood,through realistic performances - this includes interactions with props and/or vehicles
- Strong proficiency in animation packages including Maya and MotionBuilder
- Familiarity of animation and motion capture production processes
- Production experience or demonstrated ability of working in a production game engine (e.g. Unreal, Unity, Frostbite etc)
- Ability to learn and work with proprietary animation run-time integration tools
- Understand feedback, interpret notes, and deliver animation revisions at expected quality levels and within schedule needs
- Able to work as part a team, responsible for organizing their work within the production schedule, managing files, and meeting deadlines
- Collaborate and communicate with project animation directors, management, animators, production staff and peers
- Degree in Fine Arts or Computer Animation preferred
Pluses:
- Motion capture cleanup experience
- Technical animation background
- Passion for making and playing games
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