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Technical Animation Director - MOTIVE

"Motive" is the driving force within us that takes us from an idea to reality. Our studio provides a safe, trusting, and empowering environment for our game teams to unleash their creativity across massive brands. But we're not talking about the expected, the conventional, the cliché. We want none of that. Here, you will play a significant role in making the extraordinary. You'll also help shape our culture. Here, everyone has a voice, everyone can be themselves, everyone is welcome.

EA Motive is in the early stages of building an ambitious new narrative, single player game. We are looking for a Technical Animation Director to join the team and help us craft our strategy and technology to help tie together gameplay and storytelling for a polished visual experience.

Responsibilities

• You will work with the other directors and discipline leads to establish a technical strategy for the gameplay and narrative needs of the title
• Guide the development of the animation tools and pipelines
• Oversee character rigs, rigging workflows and skinning
• Review game design concepts and identify and analyze risks and dependencies
• Mentor team members on tools and techniques
• Anticipate technological advancements and establish our best practices
• You will establish and communicate best practices and tools for animation technology.
• Contribute to the animation community at Motive and across EA

Skills

• At least 7 years of animation, rigging, or programming experience (or related experience) + 3 years of leadership, some of which needs to be in game development.
• Familiarity with animation principles and the nature of animating for games.
• Expertise in creating and maintaining common tools and workflows for animators.
• Expert knowledge in Maya, MotionBuilder experience is an asset.
• Knowledge in Python and visual scripting.
• Experience with motion capture, motion capture direction, and motion retargeting.
• Experience with runtime animation systems, concepts and constraints.
• Have a proactive and self-directed work ethic and an interest in solving problems.
• Experience with editor-based game development environments (Unreal, Unity).
• Passion for making games look and play great.