EA SPORTS
Technical Artist (Rigging) - EA SPORTS Technology (12 month contract)
EA SPORTS, Orlando, Florida, us, 32885
Technical Artist (Rigging) - EA SPORTS Technology (12 month contract)
Join EA SPORTS as a Technical Artist (Rigging) on a 12-month contract. Bring your creative and technical skills to help push visual boundaries for our modern character articulation and motion workflows at EA Tiburon Orlando. Work hybrid, 3 days onsite (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday).
Responsibilities
Work under the direction of a Rigging Lead and project managers to deliver high‑quality rigging solutions on time.
Create skeletons, perform character and object skinning, and set up control rigs.
Develop cloth and hair simulations, manage asset maintenance, and write scripts to automate processes.
Assume ownership of content, resolving technical or quality issues as they arise.
Qualifications
At least 3 years of cinematic or games production experience.
Background in rigging and skinning complex assets.
Effective communicator across artists, engineers, and managers.
Experience scripting/programming in Python (knowledge of C++ a bonus).
Expertise with Autodesk Maya.
Knowledge of human anatomy and animation principles.
Great To Have
Understanding of or experience with game engines (commercial or proprietary).
Character simulation experience.
Experience with 3D mathematics.
Experience with Houdini or procedural node graph systems.
Familiarity with motion capture (data + acquisition).
About Electronic Arts: We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.
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.
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Responsibilities
Work under the direction of a Rigging Lead and project managers to deliver high‑quality rigging solutions on time.
Create skeletons, perform character and object skinning, and set up control rigs.
Develop cloth and hair simulations, manage asset maintenance, and write scripts to automate processes.
Assume ownership of content, resolving technical or quality issues as they arise.
Qualifications
At least 3 years of cinematic or games production experience.
Background in rigging and skinning complex assets.
Effective communicator across artists, engineers, and managers.
Experience scripting/programming in Python (knowledge of C++ a bonus).
Expertise with Autodesk Maya.
Knowledge of human anatomy and animation principles.
Great To Have
Understanding of or experience with game engines (commercial or proprietary).
Character simulation experience.
Experience with 3D mathematics.
Experience with Houdini or procedural node graph systems.
Familiarity with motion capture (data + acquisition).
About Electronic Arts: We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.
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.
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