Technical Artist / Rigger: Disney Interactive Studios / Fall Line Studios
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- Job Description and Responsibilities:
- Fall Line Studio, located in salt Lake City Utah, is a start up of Disney Interactive Studios. We are dedicated to releasing games inspired by Disney characters, television shows, and entertainment franchises exclusively for Nintendo consoles and Wii systems. As a studio we provide a collaborative and creative work environment where our talents and ideas are an integral part of our culture.
Disney offers a fun, creative, and technically rewarding environment with excellent compensation and a full range of benefits.
Project: Rigging/Artists Tools
Software Utilized: MAYA, Photoshop, Motion Builder (a plus)
Bonus Eligibility: Yes
Relocation: Yes
Start Date: Immediately
Required Spoken Language(s): English
Required Work Auth.: United States
Job Description and Responsibilities:
Fall Line studio is looking for a character rigger to join its tools department. The ideal candidate would be a highly motivated, intelligent artist, with excellent problem solving skills. The candidate should have the ability to give solutions to technical issues in a collaborative, fast-paced production environment as well as manage and coordinate their work load with their targeted deadlines. We are looking for someone who has built complex rigs in Maya and has experience creating scripts in MEL and Python. The candidate must also be attuned to the needs of a production pipeline and those of the animators.
- Requirements:
- • Professional experience as a Character Rigger or Technical Artist in the games or film industry
• Extensive knowledge of Maya
• Experience creating easy to use but extremely flexible body and facial rigs for both realistic and cartoon style characters
• Strong knowledge of character anatomy and kinetics for human and non human characters
• Knowledge of cutting-edge character pipeline and workflow techniques integrating both motion capture and keyframe data
• Strong proficiency developing tools in MEL and Python
• High proficiency in technical problem solving
• Work with a strong team of animators, artists, technical artist and programmers to develop and implement new ideas for improved workflow.
• Demo reel on CD, DVD, or online (preferred) showing rigging and technical proficiency
- Desired Skills and Pluses:
- • A passion for games
• Strong technical knowledge of Maya, Motion Builder
• C/C++, or other programming languages a bonus
Portfolio Submission Guidelines:
Please click "APPLY" here and be sure to have a cover letter and current resume attached outlining your relavent work experience.
Demo reels should only be submitted as "Uploaded Media" in your CreativeHeads.net Profile, or a personal website URL included in your profile, or DVD. Please include a detailed summary/shot list of your particular contributions to your reel, and which software you used. If mailing, please only send "copies" of your art as submissions will not be returned.
