Rigging Artist Specialist
4 days ago
At Rockstar Toronto, we strive for excellence in game development. A career with us is about collaboration and innovation on ambitious projects in the entertainment industry.
We are seeking a skilled Senior Technical Artist: Rigging to join our team and contribute to the development and support of our titles. This is a full-time position based out of our studio in Oakville, ON.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement complex character rigs, secondary motion, and animation systems.
- Engage in Research and Development of new techniques for driving skeletons, blendshapes, and custom deformers.
- Work with Character Artists and Animators to achieve high-quality visual results.
- Collaborate with other departments to improve workflows and animation/graphics systems.
Responsibilities:
- Build, test, and maintain rigs for various art assets.
- Develop constraints, custom deformers, secondary motion, and shader connections using our proprietary animation system.
- Create tools in 3ds Max/Maya to support workflows across Rigging and Character Art.
- Organize, document, and maintain libraries for interacting with rigs from a tooling standpoint.
- Improve workflows and tools used by the Rigging Team and other departments.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and research in the field.
Requirements:
- A relevant degree or professional experience in the game industry as a Character Rigger, Technical Animator, or similar position.
- A demo reel and online portfolio demonstrating exceptional skills in motion controls, complex deformation, and skinning of characters and creatures.
- Strong Python, Mel, or Maxscript skills, with the ability to complete a test.
- Strong C# programming skills.
- 3D Math background.
- Experience with game engines, such as Unreal or Unity, and animation.
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