EA SPORTS is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment – connecting hundreds of millions around the world to the sports they love through a portfolio of industry-leading video games.
As one of the largest sports entertainment platforms in the world, EA SPORTS FC is redefining football with genre-leading interactive experiences, connecting a global community of fans to The World's Game through innovation and unrivaled authenticity. With more opportunity than ever to design, innovate and create new, immersive experiences that bring joy, inclusivity, and connection to fans everywhere, we invite you to join our passionate and dynamic team as we pioneer the future of football fandom.
We are searching for a talented and experienced Gameplay Animator to join FC Gameplay in Vancouver, BC. Our ideal candidate is, like us, passionate about gameplay and advancing animation in a collaborative environment with a team of veteran developers. The ideal candidate will possess a strong problem-solving mentality and be fearless in the face of new technologies and tools. You will be responsible for helping drive the design and development of next generation animation utilizing both Motion Matching and Machine Learning initiatives. This includes providing guidance, feedback & imagining the future of industry leading gameplay animation.
This team works onsite in our Vancouver/Burnaby studio 3 days/week - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Your Responsibilities:
- Curate, edit, and implement motion capture data into animation sets to push the limits of our new technologies in Motion Matching and Machine Learning.
- Work side-by-side with engineers and animators to develop new animation solutions across Gameplay
- Help design cutting edge animation tools/pipelines for animators and designers in the animation space.
- Provide feedback and collaborate on R&D projects in other focus areas, including procedural runtime systems
- Review the animation results generated by AI models, and provide feedback for areas of improvement.
- Collaborate with partner teams to solve unique animation challenges.
- End to end responsibility of capturing/directing motion capture to the final implementation in-game
- Coordinate with QA and engineers to validate and maintain the high quality of our animation systems.
- Work closely with the director to understand the vision of animation in Gameplay
Your Qualifications:
- Proven experience as a Gameplay/Technical Animator showcased with state machines, motion matching and procedural solutions in AAA games.
- A strong understanding of animation principles and anatomy.
- Experience with managing animation pipelines and workflows.
- Experience with motion capture and retargeting.
- Proficient in standard industry tools such as Autodesk Maya/Motionbuilder.
- Proficient in Python.
- Experience working closely with other domains - especially Designers, Engineers and Artists.
- Highly self-motivated and ability to work under tight deadlines.
- Excellent problem-solving skills. Must be able to quickly identify issues and resolve them.
Portfolio:
- All submissions must include a portfolio showing personal and professional artwork.