Job Description
Flying Bark Productions seeks an experienced Rigging Artist to join its Sydney studio, working on projects like the Avatar: The Last Airbender film and Stranger Things animated series. Responsibilities include creating, revising, and maintaining rigged assets for characters, sets, and props, ensuring they meet high standards for appearance, performance, and technical benchmarks. The role involves collaborating with directors, supervisors, and other technical artists, providing support and troubleshooting for animators. Proficiency in Maya, Python, and MEL is essential, along with a deep understanding of controls and deformation techniques. The position offers a hybrid work arrangement.
Must Have:
- Thorough understanding of controls and deformation
- Proficient in Maya, Python, and MEL
- Excellent communication skills
- Rigging experience across characters, sets, and props
- Troubleshooting and support for animators and TDs
Perks:
- Hybrid work from home option
- Daily breakfast
- State-of-the-art studio facilities
- Social events (movie nights, wrap parties)
- Career development opportunities
- Mental health resources
Flying Bark Productions is working on exciting projects such as Avatar: The Last Airbender feature film, Netflix's Stranger Things animated series, as well as our production Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan.
We are looking for a Rigging Artist who can work from our beautiful Sydney studio, who has a passion for storytelling and pushing the envelope with their work.
About the role:
- Create, revise, maintain and support the required rigged assets, responding to guidance and review notes from the Director/s as well as creative and technical supervisors
- Ensure that rigged assets meet standards and specifications with respect to appearance and aesthetics, user interface, performance, robustness & technical benchmarks
About you:
- A thorough understanding of controls and deformation
- Oversee the characters, set pieces and props rigging through the animation pipeline
- Provide support to, & troubleshoot for, users (other Technical Directors and Animators) who make use
of the rigged assets - Be an excellent communicator
- Have up to date and in depth knowledge of Maya, and good knowledge of Python and MEL
- Be able to develop techniques and processes to solve rigging production challenges.
What do we do?
Flying Bark Productions is a renowned independent producer of family-focused animation entertainment. For over 50 years, our 2D and 3D production facility has created award-winning feature films and TV series.
Why work with us?
- We work on some pretty cool projects - check out our website: https://www.flyingbark.com.au/
- We have an industry leading studio space in Alexandria, complete with a cinema, quiet room, Zen Garden, games room, and state of the art animation facilities.
- Breakfast is served daily - on us!
- We have cake days, movie nights, wrap parties & a culture club dedicated to coordinating our busy social calendar!
- The Barkers have big hearts too, with our Paws for a Cause fundraising arm raising much needed funds for charities such as Beyond Blue, RSPCA and the Cancer Council.
- We love dogs and you will often see some of our regular fluffy companions in the studio.
- We have a hybrid approach to work with flexible work from home days on offer.
- Career development is important to us so we offer training and support opportunities whenever possible.
- Our employees say our culture is the best they've ever experienced - everyone is welcome and celebrated!
- You'll have access to mental health resources and free counselling via our Employee Assistance Provider Support Act.
Flying Bark Productions is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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