Technical Animator Intern - Battlefield

11 Minutes ago • Upto 1 Years • Animation • Undisclosed

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Job Description

EA's Battlefield team seeks a Technical Animator Intern for Summer 2025. This hybrid internship involves supporting gameplay animation behaviors, cinematic scene setup, data management, and troubleshooting. The ideal candidate possesses experience with game engines (Unity or Unreal), animation packages (Maya or MotionBuilder), and ideally some scripting/programming (Python). Responsibilities include collaborating with animators, programmers, and designers on character rigging, deformation, tools, workflows, and engine integrations. The internship requires enrollment in an accredited degree program, graduating no earlier than December 2025, and legal authorization to work full-time in Canada.
Must have:
  • Game engine experience (Unity/Unreal)
  • Animation package knowledge (Maya/MotionBuilder)
  • Understanding of game animation processes
  • Collaboration skills
Good to have:
  • Scripting/programming experience (Python)
  • Knowledge of rigging and deformation
Perks:
  • Paid time off
  • New parent leave
  • Free games

Electronic Arts is looking for students to join our world-class internship experience. Summer 2025 will be better than ever as we bring all interns together on-site for orientation week and prep students for the future ways of work by offering a hybrid opportunity. For more information about our Next-Gen Program, visit https://www.ea.com/careers/interns-and-university-graduates

Our teams build meaningful relationships with hundreds of millions of players around the world who love our games. We aim to be the best at meeting players where they are and supporting them throughout their journey with EA. Our teams develop the strategic vision of our products, run outstanding multi-channel campaigns, build global engagement across all touch points, develop global insights, and propel sales and global publishing. We understand the dynamic global landscape so we can bring relevant content, promotions, and help to players anywhere.

A Technical Animator is a bridge between animation and tech, working with animators, programmers, designers and the technical animation team. Their main responsibilities can include character rigging, deformation, tools, workflows, data setup, engine integrations and runtime behaviors. As a Technical Animation Intern, you may come from backgrounds in Art, Animation, Engineering, or Computer Science, but you should have a passion for, and comfort with, tackling artistic and technical challenges. At Motive, you will join a game team to support the technical needs of animation in a dynamic production environment.

Responsibilities:

  • Work with the Technical Animation team to support the needs of gameplay animation behaviors and custom gameplay moments.

  • Work with the Technical Animation team to support cinematic scene setup, data management, integrations, and troubleshooting.

Qualifications:

  • Some experience working with a game engine (like Unity or Unreal).

  • Knowledge of animation packages, such as Maya or MotionBuilder.

  • Some scripting/programming experience is a plus (in a language like Python).

  • An understanding of the processes and challenges in the creation of animation content for games.

We are only considering students who will be enrolled in an accredited degree program in the summer of 2025, slated to graduate no earlier than December 2025. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in Canada on a full-time basis during the 4-month internship. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

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About The Company

Motive is a AAA video game development studio established in 2015, and located in Montreal, Quebec. The studio is part of Electronic Arts studio network and has worked on action-adventure licenses. Motive supported the solo campaign on Star Wars™ Battlefront™ II and was the lead developer of Star Wars™: Squadrons and the Dead Space™ remake. The team is currently working on an Iron Man™ game. 

At Motive, we encourage innovation and calculated risk-taking in our approach to game development. We put significant emphasis on creating safe spaces through our practices and a culture that offers our teams the freedom, autonomy, and time to innovate where it matters. All of this in search of unique experiences, in search of fun. 

Our offices are located in the heart of downtown Montreal, at the foot of the heritage site and popular park Mount-Royal. The studio also welcomes members of our Frostbite engine team, and Search for Extraordinary Experiences Division (SEED).

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