Associate Animation Director - 210656 - Electronic Arts

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지역: Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

역할 ID

210656

근로자 유형

Regular Employee

스튜디오/부서

EA Studios - DCS

유연근무제

On Site

설명 및 참여 요건

Electronic Arts는 전 세계 플레이어와 팬들에게 영감을 불어넣을 차세대 엔터테인먼트 경험을 제작합니다. 여기에선 모든 이가 이야기의 일부가 됩니다. 전 세계를 연결하는 커뮤니티의 일부이자 창의력이 번창하고 새로운 관점을 제시하며 아이디어가 중요한 곳이며 모두가 플레이 제작에 참여할 수 있는 팀입니다.

As part of Development Creative Services (DCS), you’ll play a vital creative leadership role in bringing EA SPORTS’ most iconic franchises to life. DCS functions as an integrated, internal production partner, delivering high-quality animation content at scale for global teams behind EA SPORTS.

The Associate Animation Director will lead a team of animators in Kuala Lumpur, ensuring precise execution of animation direction. You will be responsible for maintaining creative fidelity, driving production efficiency, mentoring talent, and serving as the key creative liaison between DCS and remote animation leadership.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the movement, feel, and realism of world-class sports games, while growing within EA’s pipeline of creative leaders.

Responsibilities

Creative Execution & Fidelity: Accurately interpret and implement animation direction from lead studios, ensuring all content aligns with the franchise’s visual style, athletic realism, and gameplay responsiveness.
Team Leadership & Mentorship: Lead, coach, and develop a team of gameplay animators, providing artistic feedback, performance guidance, and career growth support.
Production Ownership: Manage animation deliverables across the pipeline, including task breakdowns, milestone tracking, quality gates, and final approval before submission.
Client Partnership: Serve as the primary creative point of contact between DCS and EA SPORTS lead animation teams; facilitate reviews, incorporate feedback, and maintain strong collaborative relationships.
Quality Assurance: Enforce consistent animation quality across all outputs using benchmarks, playtesting, and sport-specific reference.
Sports Animation Expertise: Apply deep understanding of athletic biomechanics, locomotion systems.
Best Practices & Scalability: Follow and establish internal standards we needed to support scalable, repeatable production.
Risk & Bottleneck Management: Identify scheduling, technical, or quality risks early; propose solutions and escalate proactively to keep production on track.
Knowledge Transfer: Document processes, share learnings, and contribute to building a center of animation excellence within DCS.

Experience Requirements

8+ years of professional experience in gameplay animation ideally on AAA sports or action titles.
2–3 years in a lead, supervisory, or mentorship role, managing animation workflows and guiding junior/mid-level artists.
Mastery of Maya/Max and MotionBuilder, with extensive experience editing, cleaning, and enhancing mocap data for realistic and stylised human motion.
Strong working knowledge in at least one of the major game engines, including animation implementation.
Deep understanding of athletic locomotion, transition systems, and responsive animation design in fast-paced games.
Proven ability to follow creative direction while contributing smart, production-aware improvements.
Experience working in a distributed or service-oriented environment, delivering animation content to remote clients or creative leads.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, able to present work clearly, incorporate feedback constructively, and lead critique sessions effectively.
Proficient with production tools such as Jira, Perforce, Shotgun, or similar for task and asset tracking.
Passionate about sports, both real-world and gaming, with strong observational skills for athlete movement, timing, and physicality.
Bachelor’s degree in Animation, Game Art, Film, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Portfolio/Demo Reel Required: Must include examples of shipped gameplay animation.

Electronic Arts 소개

EA는 전 세계의 다양한 게임과 경험, 지역, 그리고 기회에 대한 광범위한 포트폴리오를 보유함에 있어 자랑스럽게 생각합니다. 당사는 적응력, 회복력, 창의성, 호기심을 중시합니다. 잠재력을 발휘하는 리더십부터 학습과 실험을 위한 공간을 만드는 것까지, 당사는 여러분이 훌륭한 일을 하고 성장의 기회를 추구할 수 있도록 힘을 실어드립니다.

EA는 신체적, 정서적, 재정적, 직업적, 지역 사회 복지를 강조하는 복리후생 프로그램으로 균형 잡힌 삶을 지원합니다. 당사의 패키지는 지역적 필요에 따라 맞춤형으로 구성되어 있으며, 의료 보험, 정신 건강 지원, 퇴직 연금, 유급 휴가, 가족 휴가, 무료 게임 등이 포함될 수 있습니다. 당사는 팀이 항상 최선을 다할 수 있는 환경을 육성합니다.

Electronic Arts는 동등한 고용 기회를 제공합니다. 채용에 관한 모든 결정은 인종, 피부색, 출신 국가, 혈통, 성별, 성 정체성 또는 성 표현, 성적 성향, 나이, 유전 정보, 종교, 장애, 질병, 임신, 결혼, 가족 상황, 군 복무 여부 또는 기타 법으로 보호되는 기타 특성과 관계없이 내려집니다. 당사는 또한 해당 법률에 따라 전과 기록이 있는 자격을 갖춘 지원자도 채용 대상으로 고려합니다. 또한, EA는 관련 법률에서 요구하는 대로 장애가 있는 자격을 갖춘 개인을 위한 직장 내 편의 시설을 마련합니다.