Skydance offers a dynamic, inclusive, and ever-evolving culture where innovative ideas are welcomed and growth is fostered. The partnership between unique creativity and technological advancements is demonstrated within each pillar of the company. At the heart of it all is a commitment to boldly entertaining and relevant storytelling.
While all animation studios look to hire creative and hardworking people, Skydance Animation is specifically seeking pioneers who aim to push the limits of what this collaborative art form can achieve, providing them with the space and resources to build a new studio that does something different.
As a Rigging Artist, you will work closely with departments including R&D, Art, Modelling, Layout, and Animation to develop, implement, maintain, and support character and prop deformation rigs for use by the Crowds, Layout, and Animation teams.
Responsibilities
* Develop and maintain procedural rig components focusing on deformation using custom tools.
* Follow briefs to produce complex, production-ready rig deformations.
* Collaborate with Animators to ensure rigs provide a broad range of motion.
* Support rigs throughout the pipeline, providing deformation fixes as needed.
* Build body, facial, and mechanical rig systems for other departments such as Crowds, Animation, and Layout.
* Troubleshoot and fix rig issues.
* Gather artistic feedback and fine-tune rig behavior.
* Work within pipeline and rigging standards.
* Stay updated on artistic methodologies, technology trends, and tools to enhance creative and technical development.
* Deliver work on time, adhering to production quality standards.
* Collaborate with team members as necessary.
* Follow guidance from Supervisors, Leads, and Seniors.
Requirements
* Minimum 3-5 years in VFX or animation industries.
* At least 1 year of experience in the animation industry is desirable.
* Strong artistic and technical rigging skills.
* Experience within a character pipeline.
* Proficiency in Maya in a production environment.
* Familiarity with sculpting tools in Body, Face, and Shot Finaling.
* Solid understanding of animation principles.
* Knowledge of facial muscles anatomy and kinematics.
* Basic Python scripting skills following coding standards.
* Knowledge of artistic modeling and anatomy tools is a plus.
* High proficiency in English.
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Key Skills
Acting, Drawing, Mainframe, Innovations, Coding, Creativity, Proprietary Tools, Visual Effects, Modeling, Rigging, Animation, VFX, Topology, 3D Production, Problem Solving Skills
Employment Type: Full-Time
Experience: 3-5 years
Vacancy: 1
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