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About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment, developing and publishing games for consoles, mobile, and PC under franchises including FIFA, Madden NFL, The Sims, Apex Legends, and Battlefield.
Electronic Arts currently has
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Listed pay typically runs
$141,400–$204,400
across 18 roles with salary data.
As a Senior Technical Artist – Character Rigging & Technology within the EA SPORTS Tech team, you will focus on developing character rigging technology, pipelines, tools, and workflows for content creators across multiple titles. You will collaborate with artists and engineers to build scalable solutions for skin deformation, secondary motion, control rigs, and complex skeletons while balancing visual quality against runtime performance. The role requires expertise in 3D content creation packages like Maya and Houdini, along with proficiency in Python or C# scripting; C++ experience is a bonus. You will also investigate and debug technical issues across game-engine workflows such as Frostbite, Unreal, or Unity. This position addresses the core challenge of improving character quality and production efficiency by creating shared tools and innovative deformation systems to solve complex animation hurdles in sports games.
Develop and improve character rigging pipelines, tools, and workflows to increase production efficiency.
Design and implement technical solutions for skeletons, control rigs, skin deformation, and secondary motion systems.
Solve character animation and deformation challenges across multiple EA SPORTS titles using shared technologies.
Balance visual quality with runtime performance and production requirements during asset integration and optimization.
Investigate, debug, and resolve technical issues within character content, tools, and game-engine workflows.
Evaluate and integrate new technologies to improve character production scalability.
Mentor other Technical Artists and establish best practices across various teams.
What we're looking for
6+ years of experience in Technical Art, Rigging, Character Technology, Animation Technology, or a related discipline.
A bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in a related field.
Strong experience with character rigging and deformation, including complex skeletons, control rigs, skin deformation, and secondary animation systems.
Strong understanding of human anatomy and animation principles as they relate to character deformation.
Experience developing tools, pipelines, and workflows for artists and other content creators.
Proficiency in scripting or programming in Python or C# (C++ experience is a bonus).
In-depth experience with 3D content creation packages such as Maya and Houdini.
Experience with asset optimization and real-time character system performance constraints; experience with Frostbite, Unreal, or Unity is desired.