Character Rigger

Art
Remote
November 16, 2024
Full Time

Job Description

A BIT ABOUT US

We are a bold new game studio with a mission to build cutting edge AAA entertainment for the 21st century.  Our team are veterans in the fields of online games, social games and crypto from Riot Games, Epic Games, Insomniac, Blizzard, EA and Decentraland.  We are fully funded and building a dream team of A-players who want to work with the best of the best and take their careers to the next level. See press coverage: Bloomberg, VentureBeat, CoinDesk.

THE MISSION

We are seeking a hands-on Rigger to contribute to the creation of rigs for characters, NFT Armors, and NFT Weapons. You will also work with other artists, animators, and engineers to maintain the character pipeline as well as finding creative solutions for common everyday technical problems. This is a full-time, remote position that can be done from anywhere in the world with a good internet connection.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Create animators friendly rig for various type of characters.
  • Skin and weight all meshes and maintain a high level of deformation quality.
  • Create and maintain cloth sim data on different characters.
  • Work collaboratively with animators, character artists, and concept artists to ensure design and assets are suitable for rigging.
  • Works with the Lead Technical Artist to ensure that all rigs meet the game’s requirements.
  • Provide technical support for artists in Maya and Unreal Engine.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Strong understanding of anatomy, animations, and scripting .
  • 2+ years of experience in games development.
  • Extensive knowledge of Autodesk Maya.
  • Experience with coding/scripting in Python.
  • Experience with Unreal Engine pipeline.
  • Great Communication and Organizational skills.
  • English. Upper-intermediate level.

DESIRABLE

  • Experience in tools development in Python.
  • Experience with PySide2 or PyQt5.
  • Familiarity with Unreal Engine Blueprint.
  • Understanding of FACS for facial animation.

PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENTS

  • Please include links to your demo reel and portfolio.

WHAT WE OFFER

  • Fully remote work, with a yearly company offsite.
  • Experience working with gaming veterans who’ve created titles with a gross aggregate revenue of over $10B USD.
  • Unlimited PTO.
  • Work on a new IP with franchise potential.

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