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# Senior Technical Animator - Anim Systems (Apex Legends)

- **Company:** Electronic Arts Inc
- **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $143,800.0 - $217,200.0
- **Contract:** Franchise
- **Skills:** Computer Animation, Game Engine, Python (Programming Language), Maya, Motion Capture, Apex Code, State Machines
- **Published:** June 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4171cec361b2578e

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Tooling?, * 5+ years' game industry experience working on the technical side of Animation for games.

 * Strong communication skills. We'll be relying on you to understand the needs of your peers while being able to communicate your own.
 * The ability to give and receive feedback in a constructive, timely and professional manner.
 * Experience with Animation Graphs and/or State Machines in a modern game engine.
 * Experience with real time IK solvers, physics and skeleton setups in a modern game engine.
 * Experience with Retargeting, Animation Sharing, 1st Person Viewmodel, Animation Layering, Additive and Root Motion concepts and workflows.
 * Experience in writing Artist/Animator facing tools for relevant software (Python/PySide).
 * Experience working with both keyframe animation and motion capture data.
 * Experience with Skeletons/Rigging in Maya is a plus. (Note: This is NOT a rigging role.)
 * Experience contributing to a FACS based facial animation pipeline is a plus.
 * Experience on 1 or more shipped titles, ideally in the FPS genre.

## Description

We're looking for an accomplished Senior Technical Animator who will embrace our philosophy and share their hard-earned expertise to provide support to our Apex Legends Tech & Animation teams. As a Senior Technical Animator, you will play a key role in empowering other developers by working closely with the Tech Anim, Engineering and Animation Departments. If this sounds like you, we're eager to chat!
What you'll do

 * Reporting to the Lead Technical Animator, you will be responsible for developing engine side technology and features that support the Animation team.
 * Work directly with the relevant individual contributors and department leads to develop our DCC and runtime toolsets that drive our animation pipelines in Maya and Source Engine.
 * Pioneer and develop solutions for emerging animation workflows across the current area of responsibility.
 * Partner with other Tech Animators and Programmers to implement solutions that are robust, performant and scalable.
 * Provide troubleshooting support to the relevant Animation Teams, primarily for rigs and tools in Maya.


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