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Technical Artist I

Technical Artist (Rigging)

Description

The Rigging Technical Artist (Rigging TA) is a liaison between artists and software engineers by developing solutions to assets, tools, and workflows that ensure the desired visual result to be attained. As a contributor, understanding of real-time computation and bio-mechanics, as it relates to human anatomy, is a must for creating believable skin deformation and control systems. The Technical Artist will work as part of a team and coordinate with supervisors, lead artists, and directors to create and provide content to game teams.

What a Sr. Rigging TA does at EA:

• Design complex skeletons, control rigs, secondary animation (fat, jiggle), and skin deformations
• Design, deploy and maintain animation tools, workflows, and pipelines to improve production efficiency
• Implement techniques and process to solve character and animation and deformation challenges as identified by department lead
• Lead in problem identification and delivering solutions
• Determine and estimate tasks for other team members to take on to the best of their abilities
• Work and collaborate with the essential client partners (Art, Programming, Production, etc.)

The next great EA Sr. Rigging TA needs

• 5+ years of technical art/rigging/animation experience with multiple shipped game titles or VFX/feature animation
• Experience with Python, C# or C++ and familiarity with the Maya API (MotionBuilder API experience a plus)
• Established background in rigging and skinning complex character assets
• Understand animation principles and human anatomy
• Expert in standard industry tools including Maya, Houdini, and MotionBuilder in applicable areas
• Have a collaborative work ethic who is not afraid of big challenges. You will be asked to identify issues and resolve them.
• Document tools required to educate artists on new tools or workflows.
• Degree in visual effects or technical subject area is preferred.