Apex Legends Gameplay Animator - Immersive Motion

Electronic Arts; Los Angeles (CA); Hybride; USD 95 000 - 125 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Paid time off

Sick time

Company holidays

Parental leave

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Résumé du poste

Electronic Arts is seeking a skilled Gameplay Animator to join the Apex Legends Animation team at Respawn Entertainment. You will help craft immersive experiences through exceptional animations and gameplay, collaborating with designers, engineers, and artists to realize player-first moments.

The role requires 3+ years in game development, Maya proficiency, and mocap editing experience, contributing to both first- and third-person animation and polish throughout development.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional game development experience.
• Strong understanding of video game animation development.
• Proficiency in a 3D animation package such as Autodesk Maya.
• Experience creating behaviors and full body/bipedal animations and some knowledge of first person animation.
• An understanding of motion capture editing (re-posing, re-timing and 'plusing' mocap data).
• Familiarity animating cameras, together with an understanding of cinematography.
• Experience working closely with other domains - especially Designers, Engineers and Artists.
• A proactive work ethic and a sense of responsibility for the continued success of Apex Legends.

Responsabilités

• Deliver powerful & believable animation performances in from initial blocking to final polish with style and personality in first and third person gameplay.
• Develop and apply strong knowledge of craft and content, from conceptualization (blocking, collaborating with mocap talent) through to realization (polished key‑framing/motion editing, implementation in the game)
• Work closely with Designers and members of all disciplines to ensure that we achieve responsive, immersive gameplay that feels rewarding to our players.
• Maintain communication across all relevant disciplines (production, design, art, audio, VFX) throughout the development of your areas of responsibility.
• Be proactive in assessing and evolving both workflow and player experience for Apex Legends.

Connaissances

Game development

Animation

Mocap editing

Outils

Autodesk Maya

Description du poste

Electronic Arts is seeking a skilled Gameplay Animator to join the Apex Legends Animation team at Respawn Entertainment. You will help craft immersive experiences through exceptional animations and gameplay, collaborating with designers, engineers, and artists to realize player-first moments.

The role requires 3+ years in game development, Maya proficiency, and mocap editing experience, contributing to both first- and third-person animation and polish throughout development.