Electronic Arts (EA) - Animator

Animator is needed in Burnaby, Canada.

Client: Electronic Arts (EA)

Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada

Contract: No Job Type Listed

Job Description

EA Create is looking for an Animator with experience in Cinematic animation to join our team in assisting on a new title. EA Create partners with AAA studios such as BioWare, Respawn, and Maxis, contributing to critically acclaimed franchises like Madden and FIFA. As part of a collaborative team, you will have the opportunity to showcase your work to millions of viewers, players, peers, and industry professionals. You will report to a director within the Animation team and create high-quality performances that reveal character attitude, emotions, and mood through movement and behavior.

This is a temporary position.

Role Requirements

• Understanding and passion for cinematics and storytelling in games.
• Minimum of 5 years professional animation experience.
• Keyframe and Motion Capture animation skills within Maya.
• Reliable internet service to work remotely.

Role Expectations

• Visualize and hand key motion on characters within Maya.
• Utilize existing motion capture to develop realistic character performances.
• Work with the Animation Director and Leads to deliver quality animation that meets outlined expectations.
• Ensure all animations contribute to the direction of the game in both experience and storytelling.
• Provide feedback to the Technical Animators regarding character rigging.
• Animate weight, personality, mood, and believability through realistic and stylized performances.
• Shoot reference video using instruction and feedback from the Animation Director and Leads.
• Understand feedback and deliver revisions at the expected quality within the assigned time frame.
• Collaborate with multiple departments such as Design, Technical Animation, and Code to complete tasks.
• Attend meetings and reviews punctually.
• Organize your work and notes for easy understanding by team members.
• Collaborate with directors, animators, production and technical staff.

Compensation and Benefits

The pay range for this role in British Columbia is $73,200 - $101,700 CAD, depending on location (e.g., Vancouver vs. Victoria). EA offers a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick leave, and after 3 months of service, extended health/dental/vision coverage and basic life insurance.

Additional Information

If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable pay range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors such as education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs.