Animation Director

Locations: Orlando, Florida, United States of America 

Role ID

215403

Worker Type

Regular Employee

Studio/Department

EA Studios - SPORTS

Work Model

Hybrid

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

Role: Animation Director

Note: This is a hybrid (3x per week) role located in Orlando, FL (this role may qualify for relocation assistance).

EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling

videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, fan programs, and cross-

platform digital experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the

emotion of sport through industry-leading sports video games, including Madden NFL

football, EA SPORTS College Football, EA SPORTS FC, EA SPORTS NHL hockey, and EA SPORTS UFC.

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Animation Director to lead our animation

team and drive the animation direction for our games. In this role, you will be responsible

for setting the animation vision, defining the style and quality bar, and ensuring the

seamless integration of animation into compelling player experiences.

Your Responsibilities:

● Define and deliver the vision and quality bar for all motion in the game.

● Drive animation quality while balancing performance, continuity, technical,

scheduling, and budgetary requirements.

● Hire, mentor, guide, and manage the work of our exceptional animation team.

● Provide regular feedback and direction to the animation team.

● Drive the evolution of the animation pipeline and establish efficient animation

workflows and procedures.

You will collaborate with:

● Creative and Art leadership to define the overall animation direction, style,

quality, and execution.

● Design and Engineering to ensure motion meets the gameplay,

responsiveness, and player-experience requirements of the game.

● Technical animators, character riggers, and modelers to ensure our

characters maintain a consistently high quality bar in motion.

● Graphics engineers to ensure characters are grounded in the world through

lighting, shadows, visual effects, weather, and environmental interaction.

● Physics engineers to ensure characters operate within the physical rules you

define and interact with other characters and the environment in believable

ways.

Your Qualifications:

● A great eye for style, performance, and quality, combined with strong technical

understanding.

● Passion for innovation and continuous impro