Technical Artist - Rigging & Animation Pipelines (Hybrid)

Electronic Arts; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Electronic Arts is seeking a Technical Artist specialising in rigging and character pipelines. You will bridge the gap between character artists, animators, and software engineers to modernize our pipelines, facial rigging, and deformation systems.

The role reports to the Technical Art Director and involves collaborating with EA SPORTS teams across multiple studios. The position is hybrid, requiring three days per week in the listed offices, and you will contribute to high-fidelity character

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Technical Artist or Technical Animator in game development with at least one shipped AAA title.
• Experience in Python and digital content creation applications such as 3ds Max or Maya.
• Experience developing artist-facing interfaces using Qt, PySide, or similar frameworks.
• Experience with character kinematics, anatomy, skeletal structures, and deformation.

Responsibilities

• Develop artist-facing rigging and animation tools using Python with Maya, 3ds Max, and Motion Builder.
• Improve facial animation pipelines, increasing anatomical and expressive deformation for EA SPORTS F1 characters.
• Extend central EA SPORTS procedural rigging systems to build complex, high-fidelity rigs, collaborating with central technology teams and game-team artists.
• Establish technical standards, resolve skeletal mesh issues, and improve character asset performance within project budgets.

Skills

Python scripting

Rigging experience

Character pipelines

Tools

3ds Max

Maya

Motion Builder

Qt/PySide

Job description

Electronic Arts is seeking a Technical Artist specialising in rigging and character pipelines. You will bridge the gap between character artists, animators, and software engineers to modernize our pipelines, facial rigging, and deformation systems.

The role reports to the Technical Art Director and involves collaborating with EA SPORTS teams across multiple studios. The position is hybrid, requiring three days per week in the listed offices, and you will contribute to high-fidelity character