Rigging Tech Artist — Python, Maya, Game Assets

Global Sports Jobs Limited; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 weeks vacation per year

Sick time 10 days per year

Extended health, dental, and vision

Basic life insurance

Job summary

EA SPORTS is seeking a Rigging Technical Artist to work under a Rigging Lead within EA SPORTS Tech, delivering high-quality assets and advancing tooling.

You will build skeletons, skin characters, create control rigs, and develop scripts while collaborating with artists, engineers, and managers in Vancouver. This onsite role requires three days per week in Burnaby and a 12-month contract with potential extension.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in cinematic or games production.
• Rigging and skinning of complex assets.
• Strong communication with artists, engineers, and managers.
• Scripting or programming in Python.
• Expertise with Autodesk Maya.
• Knowledge of human anatomy and animation principles.

Responsibilities

• Create skeletons for characters and objects.
• Skin characters and objects.
• Build control rigs.
• Carry out cloth and hair simulation.
• Maintain assets.
• Develop scripts.
• Own content and resolve technical/quality issues with assets.
• Work with Rigging Lead and project managers to deliver on time and with quality.

Skills

Autodesk Maya

Python scripting

Rigging

Skinning complex assets

Game engine knowledge

C++ knowledge (bonus)

3D mathematics

Motion capture familiarity

Anatomy & animation principles

Tools

Houdini

Job description

EA SPORTS is seeking a Rigging Technical Artist to work under a Rigging Lead within EA SPORTS Tech, delivering high-quality assets and advancing tooling.

You will build skeletons, skin characters, create control rigs, and develop scripts while collaborating with artists, engineers, and managers in Vancouver. This onsite role requires three days per week in Burnaby and a 12-month contract with potential extension.