Senior 3D Animator - Star Wars Mobile

Requisition Number: 164129

Position Title: Senior Animator 2

External Description:

 3D Senior Animator- Remote Friendly

Join us in driving the next revolution in games. This is a rare and unique opportunity at EA to:

• • Reimagine a Star Wars mobile product from the ground up
  • Define a new model of game development

The Role:

We are looking for a Senior Animator to work within our team to inspire creativity, bring life to our games and build compelling mobile experiences. As part of this team, you will report to the Art Director and work in close collaboration with game design, UX, engineering, and operations. The Senior Animator has industry-honed abilities in 3D animation and can work throughout the entire animation production line.

Responsibilities:

• Create appealing, user-friendly, and performant animations for our games
• Work with the Art Director to help establish animation style and implement best practices
• Mentor junior/intermediate staff and provide feedback to other animators

 Requirements: 

• At least 5 years or 3 shipped titles working in a game development environment 
• Strong animation skills, demonstrating an understanding of principles of weight and movement
• Experience with animation asset delivery pipelines 
• Storytelling through animation with creative flair
• Create animation trees and animations within technical constraints (Specifically for Unity)
• Experience with game production process, from beginning to end
• A passion for making games!

 Software:

• Unity
• Maya
• Adobe CC

Bonus:

• Experience with turn-based RPG or RTS style animations
• Experience in mobile and free-to-play games
• Knowledge and passion for the Star Wars Universe
• 3D character rigging, skinning
• 2D animation skills
• VFX experience

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Company Profile:

We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

Days Open: 36

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EEO Employer Verbiage:

About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.