At Apple, we strive to make great products that empower people and improve their lives. We are looking for a great Character Technical Director to join our diverse team of engineers, artists and designers and help us take our state of the art character animation systems to the next level. In this role you will be working with our team to push the limits of the next generation of interactive computing.As a member of the team, you will work with a small team of highly skilled engineers to bring new experiences to Apple’s diverse range of hardware, software, and original content products. This position requires a self-motivated Character Technical Director with strong interpersonal skills to handle responsibilities including:
- Collaborate with engineering, animators, and design teams to create new character rigs for animation
- Provide rigging support
- Collaborate to design and develop our character animation pipeline
- Create tools and plug-ins in Maya and other platforms
- Establish and improve workflows for digital artists across product development stages
- Integrate internal tools and workflows with existing systems and applications