Senior Rigger

Job Description

As a Senior Rigger, you’ll be building the inner skeleton or controls of a character or vehicle provided to animators to bring to life. An important factor is having a knowledge of anatomy and movement to accurately build a functional system.

You will spend your days:

• creating and maintaining efficient, elegant character rigs in Maya
• working with modeling and animation departments to facilitate articulate realistic appealing characters
• integrating characters and rigs into the production pipeline
• working in partnership with production, animators and modellers to ensure shots are delivered to the very highest standard
• providing support and updates to character rigs throughout production
• developing long-term strategies to automate character production
• communicating with production and supervisors regarding schedules and timelines
• identifying internal development milestones and presenting them in a timely manner
• incorporating feedback from the supervisor to meet client expectations
• be quick and responsive to production and supervisors

You must have:

• a minimum of 3 years work experience in feature film/broadcast VFX production
• previous experience designing physically accurate muscle and skin rigs
• solid knowledge of rigging systems
• comprehensive knowledge of Maya
• excellent time and project management skills
• proactive in solving technical challenges and incorporating changes
• knowledge of physical anatomy and muscular/bone structure
• good understanding of the entire visual effects process, from shooting to modeling to texturing, animation and rendering
• working knowledge of Mel and Python
• knowledge of traditional animation methods
• experience working with blendshapes / PSD’s
• experience developing facial rigging systems
• the ability to work independently and autonomously

If this sounds like you, please submit your cover letter, demo reel and resume to careers@spinvfx.com. Be sure to include “Senior Rigger” in the subject line.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d24xpy-18-218-61-16-42 in your application.