Apex Legends Gameplay Animator — Craft Immersive Action

TAPP Film; United States; On-site; USD 104,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Electronic Arts (Respawn) seeks a talented Gameplay Animator to join the Apex Legends Animation team. You will craft powerful, believable animations from blocking through polish for both first- and third-person gameplay, collaborating with designers, engineers, and artists to deliver immersive experiences.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in game animation, strong Maya skills, and mocap/editing experience. A proactive work ethic and passion for high-quality player experiences are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional game development experience.
• Strong understanding of video game animation development.
• Proficiency in Autodesk Maya.
• Experience creating behaviors and full body/bipedal animations.
• Knowledge of first person animation.
• Understanding motion capture editing (re-posing, re-timing).
• Familiarity with animating cameras and cinematography.
• Experience collaborating with Designers, Engineers and Artists.

Responsibilities

• Deliver powerful animation performances from blocking to final polish for first and third person gameplay.
• Develop craft and content from concept to realization (mocap collaboration, key-framing, motion editing).
• Collaborate with Designers and disciplines to ensure immersive gameplay.
• Maintain communication across production, design, art, audio, VFX.
• Proactively evolve workflows and player experience for Apex Legends.

Skills

3+ years of game development

Animation development

Maya

Motion capture editing

First person animation

Camera animation

Cross-functional collaboration

Proactive work ethic

Animation talent outside games

Tools

Autodesk Maya

Job description

Electronic Arts (Respawn) seeks a talented Gameplay Animator to join the Apex Legends Animation team. You will craft powerful, believable animations from blocking through polish for both first- and third-person gameplay, collaborating with designers, engineers, and artists to deliver immersive experiences.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in game animation, strong Maya skills, and mocap/editing experience. A proactive work ethic and passion for high-quality player experiences are essential.