Senior Rigger

Are you interested in working for a growing, independent, award winning studio? This opportunity involves working in a strong, R&D supported pipeline, a friendly and collaborative environment, and with a group of passionate artists all working towards realizing the Director’s dream.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL DO:

The Senior Rigger must assume responsibility for delivering assigned Rigging work, and more specifically:

• Build and maintain character animation rigs of varying complexity (Bipedal and quadrupedal rigs, hero characters, background characters, motion capture rigs) with minimal supervision and within the studio pipeline
• Build and/or integrate face shapes, muscle simulations, cloth simulations, dynamics and hair
• Responsible for skin weighting, corrective blend shape creation and mesh updates during the asset build phases
• Responsible for the integration of rigs into the show pipeline
• Address your Leads critiques and comments while providing solutions to aesthetic issues to improve the assets; and maintaining a quality level as described by your Supervisor/ Lead
• Provide dailied versions for assigned tasks in an agreed upon time by your Supervisor/ Lead
• Attend dailies, reviews, and team meetings as required
• Work with Rigging team, as required, to maintain continuity; as well as, support other departments (Animation, Modeling etc) to ensure information is communicated up and down the pipeline
• Provide input regarding existing tools and interfaces for Rigging pipeline and provide solutions for technical problems that may arise in an asset/ shot
• Write utility scripts to help other riggers, animators and pipeline developers
• Assist members of the Rigging team to learn and grow their skills to meet their career aspirations by providing informal feedback, tips and tricks, and encouragement

THIS IS WHAT WE REQUIRE:

• Strong understanding of human anatomy
• Strong understanding of some animal anatomies (dogs, birds, etc) and a desire to learn more depending on the requirements of the project
• Deep understanding of the Maya rigging tool sets. Experience with Houdini is also appreciated
• Working knowledge of at least one scripting language (python preferred)
• Strong communication skills and a clear understanding of animator requirements. The applicant must be able to speak to an animator in their language

The Senior Rigger should have 5+ years of progressive experience with creature rigging for high-end film/ commercials

HERE’S HOW TO APPLY:
If this role is for you, apply and send a link to your reel with a breakdown.