Rigging Supervisor
Job Summary
Job Description
The Rigging Supervisor is responsible for managing all resources, direction, and output of the rigging department. They participate in planning meetings to set departmental priorities and improve the quality of digital assets while simplifying workflows. This role involves managing the rigging team, enhancing their skills, and fostering a positive work environment. Key responsibilities include team management, resource planning, recruitment, training, performance management, collaborating with studio leadership on pipeline tasks, developing studio tools, working with production teams on asset deliveries, staying updated with industry rigging techniques, and reviewing artist work for technical and artistic improvements. They also create documentation and training materials.
Must have:
- Minimum seven (7) years of rigging experience in visual effects for feature films using Maya
- Minimum four (4) years of leadership/management experience
- Excellent knowledge of Python, Maya API, and C++
- Excellent knowledge of Maya and animation pipeline workflow
- Experience delivering milestones/tasks under tight deadlines
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Great eye for detail, initiative, and excellent organizational skills
- Ability to work as part of a team, and elevate members
- Strong creative troubleshooting and problem-solving ability
- Expert knowledge and understanding of human and creature anatomy
Good to have:
- 3ds Max experience
15 skills required
Job Details
The Rigging Supervisor is responsible for all resources, direction, and output of the rigging department. They attend both show and facility-based planning meetings and determine the direction and priorities of the department to meet the challenges arising from those meetings. They strive for an overall increase in quality for all digital assets while decreasing the learning curve and workflow complexity required to achieve said quality. Manages and oversees all members of the team, and contributes to an increase in their knowledge and skills while fostering a creative and enjoyable working environment
Key Responsibilities
- Overall team management and resource planning such as recruitment, resource allocation, training, development, and performance management
- Collaboratively works with studio leadership; prioritizes and escalates show and overall studio pipeline tasks and solutions
- Develops studio tools and improvements to rigging pipeline as well as sibling departments
- Work with the production team to meet the goals and requirements of asset deliveries, including R&D and rapid prototyping
- Stays up to date with rigging techniques in the industry and plans development when relevant new technology emerges
- Reviews and evaluates the work of artists on the rigging team for both technical and artistic improvements
- Creates documentation and training materials
Qualifications
- Minimum seven (7) years of rigging experience in visual effects for feature films using Maya
- Minimum four (4) years of leadership/management experience
- Excellent knowledge of Python, Maya API, and C++
- 3ds Max experience is a plus
- Excellent knowledge of Maya and animation pipeline workflow
- Experience delivering complete milestones/tasks under tight deadlines
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Great eye for detail, initiative, and excellent organizational skills
- Ability to work as part of a team, and elevate members to produce their best work
- Strong creative troubleshooting and problem-solving ability
- Expert knowledge and understanding of human and creature anatomy
About Us
Scanline VFX is an award-winning leader in the visual effects industry with 8 studios worldwide, including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Munich (will cease to operate by year's end), Seoul, Mumbai and Vancouver. Since our beginning in 1989, we strive to set the highest standard of quality in everything we do. Through innovation, we generate solutions for our clients and raise the bar — both within our workplace and throughout our industry.
We look for explorers, people who are willing to go to new places and are open to testing, learning and iterating as they go. We believe great ideas come from everyone, so we actively encourage team members to ask questions and present their ideas.
Eyeline Studios
Eyeline Studios, our virtual production division, is rethinking the future of real-time filmmaking by providing content creators with unmatched flexibility. Learn more.
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Netflix’s investment in our pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce allows us to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in visual effects. In addition to working on projects for Netflix, we continue to work with a variety of long-standing and new clients.
Come as you are
We are committed to ensuring fair and equal treatment of your application. When you apply for a role with us, you will receive consideration based solely on your qualifications.
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