Character TD / Rigger Position

Job Description

RougeMocap is looking for talented and enthusiastic Character TD / Rigger to join our team! This talented individual should be able to work with minimal input and feel comfortable working in a team environment. Our ideal candidate possesses strong technical skills in rigging, an artistic eye, and passion for video games.

Responsibilities

• Curating and maintaining our rigging pipeline, maintaining existing technology and integrating and exploring new rigging technologies

• Developing and maintaining Facial rigging systems and exploring new technologies

• Design, create, test, and maintain character rigs/setups

• Work with modelers to create a model that meets technical needs

• Collaborate with animators to design motion controls

• Character skeletal rigging and deformation systems

• Secondary and procedural systems such as dynamic joints, cloth and hair simulation.

• Develop and maintain character motion and deformation systems

• Develop new techniques and processes to solve character production challenges

• Capable of writing pipeline tools to streamline the setup process

• Work with production management to prioritize tasks

Requirements:

• Expert knowledge of rigging and skinning (body and facial), performance capture processes and data manipulation, in-game animation systems and methodologies

• Excellent skills in Maya and MotionBuilder or similar software

• In-depth knowledge of FK/IK and FACs based systems

• Scripting skills with leading 3D applications (Maya & Motion Builder) MEL, Python and Javascript, or similar scripting experience

• Understanding of Modeling, Rigging, and Technical animation