Rigging Artist

Description

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? At Bardel, our greatest asset is our people. With multiple series currently in production, we are always looking for exceptional talent to join our winning team!

We are searching for talented Rigging Artists to join our Vancouver or Kelowna studio team. You will be responsible for ensuring the technical and creative success of all rigging requirements of the production, while respecting the established overall look of the show. 

What you will be doing:

• Develop 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
• Define and streamline 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
• Exhibit 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; create documentation and tutorials relating to technical issues
• Develop and documenting workflows, tools, scripts/plug-ins and best practices to enhance the productivity of animators
• Participate in pre-production planning to determine and address technical design requirements and 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 to the table:

• TV / Film production experience a must
• 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

Additional 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 development opportunities for employees to advance their careers through work on prominent and exciting industry projects. You will collaborate with other influential, career-minded creative professionals from around the world. Fun is included in every role!

What we want to see in your application:

Tell us why YOU are the person for the position and how you meet the position’s criteria. Forward us your current resume and samples of your work (eg. a link to your website or reel) – don’t hesitate to show off a little!

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 will only be in touch with those that are determined to be a compelling match for one of our current openings.