Rigging Artist - Vancouver, Canada - Animal Logic

Animal Logic

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Please note this is a hybrid position and requires you to work from our Vancouver studio for part of the work week. This is not a remote opportunity.

Are you a Rigging Artist interested in joining the team in our Vancouver studio? We are looking for Riggers to join us in Vancouver on creative, stylized characters for our upcoming project.

The Rigging Artist will work closely with a variety of departments, to develop, implement, and maintain character and prop assets for use in both Layout and Animation.

What you'll get to do:

Follow a brief to produce complex production ready rigs of a high standard
Work with the Modelling Department to ensure that models are suitable for rigging and performance requirements
Work with Animators to develop and prototype rigs for a broad range of creative and technical requirements
Support rigs as they move through the animation pipeline and developing supplementary Animation tools and processes
A good artistic eye, and the necessary software dexterity to produce, or correct shapes and models when it might tighten the feedback loop with another department

What you bring:

3+ years' experience in feature animation, VFX, and/or animated television with a focus in Rigging
Proficiency with Maya, and a strongly nodeoriented approach to problems
Proficiency with Python and the ability to navigate a large managed code base, or willingness to learn in a fastpaced technical environment
Ability to troubleshoot and manage communication during the support phase of published rigs, as they move through shots and departments
Ability to comfortably work to specs as precisely or as creatively as a brief outline
Eagerness to learn and share with your peers, in a development and learning oriented professional environment

The following will be highly regarded, but is not required:

Foundational knowledge of trigonometry and linear algebra
Experience with character related simulation (soft tissues and localized secondary)
Experience with cloth simulation
Experience with C++

What we offer you:

The opportunity to join a growing, awardwinning studio
Conveniently located in vibrant Yaletown, near the heart of downtown Vancouver
An inclusive workplace of employees who are passionate about creativity and technology
A chance to contribute to the success of groundbreaking animated feature films
Exposure to a USD pipeline
A dedicated Learning and Development and Talent Management team focused on your personal career growth
A flexible, hybrid work environment
Paid 'Volunteer' days to support those causes close to your heart
A worldrenowned working environment packed with social clubs, activities and events
A variety of employee benefits including free gym access, breakfast, use of barista coffee machines, weekly lunches/pastries and snacks galore

If this sounds like the opportunity you've been waiting for, then we want to hear from you

The base wage range for this position is $ $62.50 per hour. The wage offered for this role will be commensurate with, but not limited to,_ _jobrelated knowledge, skills, years of experience, relevant education, and other applicable qualifications related to the role. The wage offered is based on a 40hour work week and is not inclusive on Animal Logic's extended benefits package, longterm incentives, bonuses, overtime pay or other components that may be applicable to the total compensation package for this role._