The rigger’s primary responsibility is to create highly versatile character rigging systems and animation interfaces. 3+ years work experience is required in 3D CG for Digital Animation, Visuals Effects or Video games. Excellent communication skills are also required, as you will be working with a lead. Candidates must work well under pressure, as projects turn over at a much faster rate than the industry average.

• Implements animation control rigging systems for complex characters and props using Maya.
• Works with the Lead Rigger to ensure that all rigs meet the show’s requirements.
• Oversees the characters, vehicles and props rigging through the animation pipeline.
• Develops tools and plug-ins to optimize animation and rigging workflow.
• Additional responsibilities may include facial target modeling and other organic and non-organic modeling tasks.
• Ensure the CG characters will employ all current character setup procedures.
• Troubleshoot and wrangle character-rigging issues for artists within various disciplines.
• Maintains or exceeds consistent level of productivity while meeting deadlines and producing high quality work.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Computer Visualization, or Computer Animation required or equivalent work experience.

• Implements animation control rigging systems for complex characters and props using Maya.
• Expertise with Maya animation software.
• Expertise in setting up cloth simulation rigs.
• Experience with MEL, CSH, Python, TCL, Perl or other scripting languages.
• Skilled knowledge of anatomy for both human/biped and animal/quadruped.
• An additional reel demonstrating abilities in rigging, scripting, along with proficiency in tools or plug-in design. Character, prop, and vehicle rigs are best for demonstration purposes.