Data Wrangler - Vancouver, Canada - Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
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Vancouver, Canada

1 month ago

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EA Create is a collective of content production teams partnering with EA Studios game teams to deliver outstanding visuals, audio and technology.

Our teams consist of artists, engineers, technicians, designers and development directors.

Worldwide, we combine our teams to form a global group of extraordinary individuals fueled by imagination and a unified passion for creating amazing visuals, sound and experiences.

We are a diverse team, unified through collaboration, culture and craft.


The EA Create Capture team is made up of industry experts responsible for motion and performance capture, 3D body and facial scanning, data processing and virtual cinematography tools.

EA Create Capture is looking for a Data Wrangler to join the team at its Burnaby studio.


You will:


  • Report to the Capture Operations Manager and partner with Capture Production, Acquisition and Post-Production teams.
  • Perform detailed preshoot technical set ups, shoot tasks and postshoot pipeline steps across all motion capture, scanning and development services.
  • Be the expert for all tasks relating to the preshoot setup of recording sessions and movement of data from recording session into postproduction.
  • Be the first contact for any pipeline failures and accountable for initiating the appropriate mitigation plan to unblock the pipeline or escalate to the appropriate team member.
  • Communicate and validate information (e.g. shot lists, talent lists, prop lists) being ingested into databases resulting in quality data.
  • Perform pipeline steps postshoot: ingest data to appropriate pipeline, troubleshoot any pipeline blockages and escalate risk.
  • Provide support to game development teams in postproduction: preparing and distributing order tool, partner relationship support, distributing game team data orders to team members.
  • Create workflow and pipeline documentation.
  • Help onboard new team members.
  • Provide onset support to the recording team.

You should:


  • Have high technical aptitude, be willing to learn and improve pipeline processes and tasks that ensure our workflows run optimally.
  • Use proprietary custombuilt software, as well as Maya, Adobe Bridge CC, Reality Capture, Office, Google Sheets, and Shotgrid to perform your tasks.
  • Understand custom toolset purposes and their affect within the pipeline.
  • Be familiar and keep uptodate with industry standard file formats.
  • Understand technical dependencies of 3D scanning, motion capture, performance capture and virtual cinematography.
  • Maintain the communication that connects the preproduction, production and postproduction departments troubleshoot automated pipeline errors.
  • Manage custom workflows and propose changes for optimization and efficiency.
  • Coordinate schedules to ensure data passes through each pipeline phase.
  • Demonstrate consistency with handling large amounts of data that depends on extreme technical accuracy and consistency.
  • Know when, why and how to escalate risk.
  • Work well in a very busy team.

You have:


  • Worked as a Data Wrangler or Onset Digital Imaging Technician within VFX, film & TV
  • Postproduction coordination
  • 1+ years experience using Shotgrid to manage assets and workflow
We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.
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