Rigging Artist

Do you have a masterful ability to create complex rigs which work like they’ve sprung from an animator’s dreams? Considered a highly collaborative, proactive problem-solver? We’re looking for a talented Rigging Artist to help us ensure the technical and creative success of all rigging requirements, while respecting the established look of the show and production deadlines.    

What You Will Be Doing:

• Developing character, prop and related rigging and frameworks (including skeletal system, skinning, workflows, and user interface) working in conjunction with the CG Supervisor and other department heads
• Solving technical production issues, defining and streamlining CG character rigging workflows, pipelines and processes, developing tools and frameworks for CG characters and other related assets
• Demonstrating a broad range of modeling abilities, including both high-poly and low-poly modeling techniques. Effectively manage and communicate technology constraints while delivering models in a variety of artistic styles – from realistic to cartoony, industrial to organic, character to architectural
• Exhibiting complete mastery of professional development software tools required for modeling, texturing and rigging creation and implementation
• Proactively troubleshooting and proposing solutions for technical production issues
• Developing and documenting workflows, tools, scripts/plug-ins and best practices to enhance the productivity of animators
• Participating in pre-production planning to determine and address technical design requirements and issues, creating documentation and tutorials relating to technical issues
• Mentoring and offering support to less experienced artists, providing them with guidance and instruction relating to CG modeling, rigging and associated production processes

What You Bring:

• Must have previous Film / TV rigging production experience
• Strong technical background and scripting prowess (Maya, Python, MEL), with the ability to grasp new programs and systems quickly
• Excellent command of human anatomy, volume and weight, dynamics and character motion
• Superlative written and verbal communication skills and a collaborative, supportive approach to working with other team members

Pluses:

• Background in traditional animation, visual arts and life drawing, with a solid sense of movement and form
• Experience with R&D requirements gathering and authoring production documentation, creating templates, libraries and tools  
• Sound understanding of the animation process from storyboard to modelling to texturing, animation and rendering
• Advanced, applied technical computer animation knowledge such as lighting rigs, rendering, dynamics, and other related scripting, interface and tools development

Why Work at Bardel?

We've got great people here, and for good reasons. Bardel offers a generous benefit package, regular social events and ongoing opportunities for employees to advance their careers through work on prominent and exciting industry projects. You'll collaborate with other influential, career-minded creative professionals from around the world. For more information regarding Bardel Entertainment please visit www.bardel.ca

Thank YOU!

We thank all applicants who express an interest in being part of the Bardel team. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of submissions received, we are unable to respond to all who apply. If we determine that you are a compelling match for one of our currently open roles, we will get in touch.