2d Rigger

**Vacancy Name**
- 2D Rigger

**Function**
- Production

**Office Location**
- Toronto

**Business**
- Brown Bag

**Type of Position**
- Full-time Permanent
- At Brown Bag Films our motto is simple: “We love animation.” In fact, we love it so much we trademarked it ‘We Love Animation.’ That means we put our artists at the heart of everything we do We are looking for an artist to join our team who shares our vision and will bring with them a passion for creating high quality content.
We are currently hiring a 2D Rigging Artist to join our busy Toronto studio
The Rigging Artist reports to the Rigging Supervisor and will be responsible for taking vector art created by the design team and distributing it to working rigged hierarchy in Harmony, as well as adjusting the hierarchy to fit character specific requirements.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Works closely with the Rigging team and collaborates with Design and Animation teams
- Completes assigned assets efficiently including revisions within given schedule
- Must be able to set up a character or prop so that the character/prop can move in the desired manner
- Test rigs, and ensure that they will hold up in animation
- Aims for consistency of the rigs throughout the production
- Identify problems and ask for help when needed
- Must have great organizational skills and ability to follow established conventions
- Proactively communicate problems and issues early on and provide solutions when possible

**Key Requirements**
- 1-2 years experience working on an animated production
- Strong working knowledge of 2D Rigging principles
- Strong working knowledge of Toon Boom Harmony, Toon Boom Certification is a plus
- Solid understanding of anatomy, mechanics and movement
- Good working knowledge of Shotgun, Microsoft Office 365 and Teams
- Team player with a positive attitude with the ability to take direction
- Reliable with good communication skills, especially while working remotely
- Pro-active and detail oriented
- Able to multitask on multiple episodes and work efficiently under pressure
- Working with textures and highlights is an asset
- Working with master controllers is an asset
- Strong drawing skills are an asset
- Experience working as an animator is a plus
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Why work with us?
Perks Perks Perks Not only is 9 Story Media Group / Brown Bag Films an amazing place full of artists, animators and creators from all corners of the industry, but we focus on helping staff grow and develop in their careers and make them long time team members. Along with a great work environment we offer first-rate health + dental benefits, summer hours, paid Health and Wellness Days, vacation periods that multiply with tenure, and more We may love animation, but we love our employees even more
Our Toronto office can be found in the cool and trendy Liberty Village with over 200 artists working on award winning animated children’s content. You will benefit from a competitive compensation package, interesting work and a fun/supportive work environment.
Applicants need to be legally eligible to work in Canada.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

As a company, we deliver high-quality kids' content, and we seek to have diverse characters so that all our audience feels represented. We also want the same for our own workforce, and 9 Story Media is committed to looking for all kinds of talent to build a diverse workforce in which all identities are represented and respected.

**Salary**
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**Expected Start Date