Lead Character TD

Job Description

Lead Character TD (Kamp Koral)

Responsibilities:
• Work with in-house artists to create complex rigs for characters and R&D custom solutions for unique episode requirements.
• Collaborate with other leads (modeling, texture, animation, and environment) to make the episode doable within the CG Department's parameters.
• Create ''Build'' notes for the designs to instruct overseas artists on how to approach rigging complex and unique characters to hit the requirements of the episode.
• Great aesthetic eye for skin weights and corrective shapes is a must.
• Good problem-solving, coming up with ideas to translate very cartoony 2D storyboards into a fast-paced CG pipeline.
• Lead team of character technical directors by carrying out aesthetics, technical quality, and timelines for each assignment.
• Clearly communicate notes regarding aesthetics, animation requirements, and episode continuity to overseas artists.
• Bid out and cast assets based on complexity, technical and aesthetic difficulty, and episode prominence.
• Review animatics/designs and give suggestions and/or solutions to the Supervising Producer to make the episode fit within the given parameters.

Qualifications:
• The ideal candidate should be able to jump from problems to solutions in short order.
• A great ''can do'' attitude and flexibility to non-traditional solutions is essential.
• Excellent communication skills, both with other leads and with overseas artists.
• Be able to quickly improve upon an existing asset personally, or give clear and direct notes about how other artists can improve an asset.
• We are looking for individuals who have extensive knowledge, experience, and skill sets implementing the following into a Maya production pipeline.
• Familiarity with Python scripting/debugging.
• Possess strong technical chops and have an artistic eye.

Additional Qualifications:
• 3-5 years of industry experience in film, broadcast, and/or games preferred.

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gp5104-18-220-160-216-42 in your application.