Technical Artist: Rigging, Facial Animation & Pipelines

Electronic Arts Ltd; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Mental well-being support

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Family leaves

Complimentary games

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, guiding development of facial rigs and skeletal deformation to support high-fidelity characters.

The role is hybrid with 3 days per week in the listed offices. You will work on extending rigging systems, improving pipeline performance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet EA SPORTS objectives.

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

Qt/PySide

Rigging

Character pipelines

Tools

Maya

3ds Max

Motion Builder

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, guiding development of facial rigs and skeletal deformation to support high-fidelity characters.

The role is hybrid with 3 days per week in the listed offices. You will work on extending rigging systems, improving pipeline performance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet EA SPORTS objectives.