Animator - Manchester, United Kingdom - Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts

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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Just 13 miles south of Manchester and a 15-minute train journey, is the attractive market town of Wilmslow. Here amongst the boutique shops and independent cafes and bars is the stunning Playdemic studio. Acquired by EA in 2021, Playdemic is home to the top 10 grossing, BAFTA-winning mobile smash - Golf Clash.

Having opened at the beginning of 2020, our award-winning, bespoke studio space offers conventional desk space as well as indulgent breakout areas, meeting rooms and alternative workspaces.

The office has been ridgeline-designed to create an environment that encourages and allows our team to do their very best work.
You will report to the Senior Animator, working on both 3D and 2D animations for live Season Pass content within Golf Clash.

Responsibilities:

You will be working with animators, artists and designers to create finalized 3D animations and 2D animatics for Golf Clash.

You will be using storyboards to present your ideas, creating them within 3D Software / 2D Software and finalizing them within the game engine.

Work with the LiveOps team to generate ideas for Golf Clash Season Pass
Involvement with storyboard creation for animation reference
Work with 2D artists to create animatics
Create highquality 3D animations ready for game engine
Work with feedback given by Senior Animators to progress your skills
Finalise assets and files within the game engine

Qualifications:

Professional animation experience
Knowledge of Autodesk Maya for animation
Knowledge of a 2D animation software
Knowledge of working with a game engine
Passionate about creating new ideas with a wide variety of themes

We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.