Character TD Supervisor

Description

Walt Disney Feature Animation Studios creates feature length animated motion pictures which has combine the best in artistry and storytelling with cutting-edge technology to bring wonderful new characters and adventures to the big screen for audiences around the world. Constantly challenged to create innovative new technologies for animated features, theme park productions and special projects for the Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Animation Studios is home to some of the most talented artists working in the film industry today.

Our teams are hard at work on our next films, “The Princess and the Frog,” directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, “Rapunzel,” directed by Byron Howard and Nathan Greno, and “King of the Elves,” directed by Bob Walker and Aaron Blaise.

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We currently have exciting opportunites for a Character TD Supervisor to join the team at our Burbank, CA studios.

Responsibilities:
Supervise the creation of expressive and complex creatures and characters, including the creation of topology, textures and animation rigs. The Character Supervisor will oversee a team of artists working together to create integrated creature implementations that meet the technical and aesthetic requirements of the project.

Specific responsibilities include:
• Supervise a Character Team composed of animators, modelers, riggers, texture painters and look development artists in the creation of a complete character, providing both artistic and technical guidance
• Supervise the creation of a variety of character and prop rigs for animation and deformation
• Supervise the establishment of muscle and skin behaviors for a variety of characters
• Participate in the creation of technical standards and conventions in the creature implementations, including standards for directory structure, file and node naming and versioning
• Maintain functional parity between layout, animation and final creature implementations
• Direct the continuing maintenance and streamlining of the character process
• Develop and maintain portions of the character bibles, specifically in relation to the technical implementation of pertinent characteristics
• Work closely with the Animation Team to ensure the successful handoff and execution of character rigs
• Give regular updates and reports to the Visual Effects and Animation Supervisors