Riggers - Feature Animation

4 weeks ago


Vancouver, Canada Cinesite Full time

At Cinesite Vancouver, the rigging team are responsible for creating the rigs for characters, props and environments for our animated features. We get to work on world class films, with different styles and some amazing talent. As well as working collaboratively as a team, we work closely with the assets and animation. Our riggers also work as part of a global feature animation team, with talent in Montreal as well If you are looking for your next challenge, please get in touch.

If this all sounds like a role for you, apply

**What you will be doing**
- Create effective and optimized, user-friendly rigs, in collaboration with animation and modeling
- Flag potential issues with models for rigging and animation ahead of time
- Focus on development of rigs to ensure quality
- Create tools and scripts to help make the workflows more efficient
- Support the training of new hires and junior artists on the pipeline and workflows
- Troubleshoot technical issues and flag workflow inefficiencies
- When requested, provide backup support to the Lead
- Work autonomously with mínimal supervision
- Write technical documentation for others to use and refer to

**What you bring to the team**
- Proficient in Maya
- In-depth understanding of rigging techniques
- Broad knowledge in problem-solving and troubleshooting, including rendering
- Efficient with time and resource management
- Good understanding of anatomy, volume preservation and motion
- Good understanding of mathematics
- Good knowledge of Python
- Good understanding of the needs of animation

Reasonable accommodations to the interview process can be requested for reasons including, but not limited to, mental health, physical disability, religious practices, medical conditions. Please let us know if you need any accommodation.


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