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Creature Animation Lead
7 days ago
Job Title: Creature Animation Lead
About the Role:
We are looking for an experienced animation lead to join our creature team at Industrial Light & Magic. As a Creature Animation Lead, you will be responsible for creating high-quality character and creature rigs and simulations using various software technologies.
Your Key Responsibilities:
- Develop advanced hero-creature rigging and enveloping in Maya.
- Set up and run cloth, hair, rigid body, crowd, muscle simulations.
- Work closely with the Creature Supervisor to comprehend and implement direction.
- Oversee the work of entry, mid, and senior level Creature TDs, providing day-to-day assistance and guidance as needed.
- Participate in achieving aesthetic solutions, providing feedback to other production team members through regular dailies attendance.
- Train and mentor new artists, providing technical assistance to show supervisors before and during production.
- Maintain or exceed a consistent level of productivity while meeting deadlines and producing high-quality work.
What We're Looking For:
- A minimum of 5 years' relevant professional experience, including a BA in computer graphics, fine arts, design, or photography, or a related field.
- High proficiency in body/facial rigging, including working experience with proprietary modular rigging systems and off-the-shelf Maya rigging tools.
- A deep understanding of anatomy and muscle dynamics, with a good eye for aesthetics of body/face deformations.
- High proficiency in cloth/hair/flesh/rigid body simulations, setting up, running, and troubleshooting cloth, hair, flesh surfaces, and fur/feather simulations.
- Troubleshoot creature rigging and pipeline issues for artists in other disciplines.
- Experience with look of simulated motions.
- Experience in both proprietary simulation engines and off-the-shelf software packages (Maya/Houdini) is a plus.
- Proficiency with Linux, Python, and Maya.
- A positive demeanor and excellent teamwork and communication skills.
- The ability to learn quickly and assimilate new information.
Benefits and Compensation:
The hiring range for this position in Vancouver is $124,900-$159,900 per year based on a 40-hour work week. The actual base pay offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other variable pay or benefits may be offered dependent on the level and position offered.
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