Animator - College Footbal

Description

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