Senior Rigging Artist

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As aSenior

Rigger youwill work closely with the Rigging Supervisor and a variety of departments including;

R&D, Art, Modelling, Layout and Animation, to develop, implement,maintain and support character and prop deformation rigs for use in Crowds,Layout and Animation.

• Has strong experience in facial deformation but also experience in body rigging.
• Has strongexperiencesculptingexpressions.
• Develops andmaintainsprocedural rig components with a specific focus on deformation, using custom tools.
• Follows a brief to produce complex production-readyrig deformations.
• Works with Animators to aid with deformation rigs toprovidea broad range of motion.
• Supports rigs as they move through the pipelineandprovidesadditionaldeformation fixes as needed.
• Is responsible for building body, facial and mechanical rig systems to be used by other departments, such as Crowds, Animation and Layout.
• Troubleshoots and fixes rig issues.
• Collects artistic feedback and fine-tunesrig behavior.
• Works within the pipeline and rigging standards.
• Keeps upwith current artistic methodologies and technology trends and tools that best suit the production and the company in the development of a stronger creative and technical environment.
• Delivers on time following Production quality standards.
• Prototype, developsandimplementsnew techniques and processes to solve unique and technical character production challenges.
• Works together with the team, providing them with support,guidance and instruction in areas that contribute towards their artistic and professional growth.
• Follows the Supervisor’s and Lead's guidance.

• 5+years in VFX or animation industries.
• 3+ years in the animation industry.
• Strong artistic and technicalrigging skills.
• Proficiencywithin a character pipeline.
• Proficiencyinusing Maya in a production environment.
• Experience with sculpting toolsin Body,Faceand Shot-Finaling.
• Solid understanding of the principles of animation.
• Extensive anatomical knowledge of facial muscles andtheirkinematicsfunctions.
• Advanced Python scripting followscoding standards including
  
  Qt Interfaces and UX.
• Desirable C/C++ developing knowledge.
• Knowledge of artistic modeling and anatomy tools is a plus.
• High English level.
• Spanish desirable.

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