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PopCap Games

Outsource Support Animator (Apex Legends)

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United States of America Role

ID 216481

Worker Type Regular Employee Studio/Department EA Studios

•Respawn Flexible Work Arrangement Hybrid Description & Requirements Electronic Arts crée des expériences de divertissement exceptionnelles qui inspirent les joueurs et les fans du monde entier. Ici, tout le monde fait partie de l'histoire. D'une grande communauté internationale. C'est un lieu où la créativité s'épanouit, où les nouvelles perspectives sont bienvenues et où les idées comptent. Une équipe dans laquelle chacun fait évoluer le jeu. Respawn is seeking an Outsource Support Animator to bridge internal gameplay animation and external partner production for Apex Legends. This hybrid role combines hands-on gameplay animation work with ownership of outsourced animation execution, feedback pipelines, and milestone alignment across a broad range of features. You will serve as both a creative contributor and external development coordinator, ensuring partner-produced animation meets Apex's gameplay clarity, responsiveness, and performance standards within a live-service production cadence. What You'll Do… Gameplay Animation Execution Block and prototype gameplay animations to establish timing, weight, and design intent Partner with Animation Directors and Gameplay teams to co-direct motion capture sessions Review, refine, and integrate vendor-delivered keyframe and mocap cleanup work Ensure assets meet gameplay readability, responsiveness, and technical requirements External Development Coordination Manage day-to-day communication with external animation vendors Provide clear, structured feedback aligned with internal animation direction Partner with Animation Directors to define briefs and reference packages Track sprint and milestone deliverables, revisions, and approval cycles Identify risks in quality or schedule and escalate proactively Support vendor onboarding and documentation updates Provide performance notes and help shape capture goals Pipeline & Integration Export, ingest, and validate animation assets in-engine Maintain animation briefs, scope breakdowns, and feedback documentation Support Statement of Work (SOW) creation with detailed asset estimates Ensure naming conventions, rig compatibility, and version control standards Coordinate with Tech Animation and Engineering to resolve integration issues Ideally you have… 2+ years of professional game animation experience Strong blocking, gameplay timing, and polish skills Experience working directly with outsourced animation teams Combat Animation Experience First Person Viewmodel Animation Experience Strong knowledge of Maya and motion capture workflows Familiarity with engine integration pipelines Experience tracking work in Jira or similar tools Live service development experience Experience writing animation briefs, asset estimates, and production documentation. British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) $92,900

•$129,200 CAD California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. San Francisco) $104,400

•$157,400 USD In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and other incentive programs. For Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and other incentive programs. À propos d'Electronic Arts Nous sommes fiers de notre vaste catalogue de jeux et d'expériences, de nos sites à travers le monde et des multiples opportunités à saisir au sein d'EA. Nous valorisons l'adaptabilité, la résilience, la créativité et la curiosité. D'un management qui laisse s'exprimer tout votre potentiel à la création d'espaces dédiés à l'apprentissage et à l'expérimentation, nous vous offrons les conditions qui vous permettront de faire un travail fantastique et de profiter d'opportunités de progression. Nous adoptons une approche holistique pour nos programmes d'avantages sociaux, en mettant l'accent sur le bien-être physique, émotionnel, financier, professionnel et communautaire qui favorise une vie équilibrée. Ces programmes sont conçus de façon à répondre aux besoins locaux et peuvent inclure une couverture médicale, un soutien au bien-être mental, de l'épargne pour votre retraite, des congés payés, des congés parentaux, des jeux gratuits et bien plus encore. Nous encourageons le développement d'environnements dans lesquels nos équipes peuvent donner le meilleur d'elles-mêmes. Electronic Arts offre des opportunités d'emploi équitables. Toutes les décisions de recrutement sont prises sans prise en compte de la race, la couleur de peau, la nationalité, l'ascendance, le sexe, le genre, l'identité ou l'expression de genre, l'orientation sexuelle, l'âge, les informations génétiques, la religion, la situation de handicap, l'état de santé, la grossesse, le statut marital ou familial, le statut militaire ou toute autre caractéristique protégée par la loi. Nous étudierons également, conformément à la loi, les candidatures de personnes ayant un casier judiciaire. EA adapte ses lieux de travail pour les personnes en situation de handicap, conformément à la loi en vigueur. Retour à la liste des postes Postuler Partagez ce rôle : LinkedIn X WhatsApp Email Facebook

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Sick Leave
  • 401(k) Plans
  • Other Retirement and Savings
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