Senior Rigging Artist

Description

Telltale Games is looking for a Senior Rigging Artist to join our team! Telltale is an award-winning independent developer and publisher of video games and was named 2014’s ‘Most Innovative Company in Gaming’, by Fast Company. Telltale was also recognized by Metacritic as the No. 1 overall publisher for quality content in 2014. Do you want to help us make great games?


Responsibilities:

• Create Character/Prop rigging and skinning
• Create facial shapes for expressive characters
• Implement art assets in game
• Identify and develop art pipeline solutions
• Work with artists and engineers to ensure game assets are up-to-date and working
• Mentor Junior Technical Artists
• Allocate and manage proper rigging staffing for all projects
• Review rigs for all projects
• Cleanup character and environment models
• Organize art assets, create file naming
• Provide Maya and engine support for the Art team

 Essential Skills:

• Strong organizational skills and communication
• Minimum 4 years Character Rigging experience for video games
• Knowledge of current rigging techniques
• Modeling and topology experience
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Mel/Python experience required
• Interest in game production
• Experience with cloth dynamics and motion capture a plus

Candidates must be legally authorized to work and accept new employment in the U.S.

Telltale Games is an Equal Opportunity Employer and ADA compliant.