Senior Rigger

About Ubisoft & Shanghai Studio:

Ubisoft’s 20,000 team members, working across more than 30 countries around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their dedication and talent have brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us create the unknown.

As Ubisoft’s first production studio in China, Ubisoft Shanghai opened its door in 1996 and has been at the forefront of the Chinese game industry. It has been working on major Ubisoft brands such as Splinter Cell®, Assassin’s Creed®, Might & Magic®, Just Dance®, Far Cry® and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™.

With our mission to leverage our presence in China, bring a stronger long-term added value to the group, 600+ talents from around the world have jointly developed a world-class expertise in development of open world and wildlife in AAA games, as well as mobile games and live operations.

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Mission:

The Animation Rigger will have to ensure the creation/implementation of the highly versatile rigging systems, animation tools and interfaces for the execution of all specific video game projects.

You will be fully empowered with close collaborations together with the Lead Animation and Technical Directors, in defining the rig requirements and the maintenance of all 3D characters’ throughout the animation process. 

What you will do:

• Develop the rigging workflow, pipeline and design the documentation for your team.
• Develop and improve the tools, procedures for the streamlining of an efficient animation pipeline.
• Provide knowledge and solutions for complex rigging, animation and shading pipeline problems. Animate and create Motion editing within a complex animation system.
• Hands-on approach in rigging of a variety of characters and props.

What you should be equipped with:

• Proven working experience and a keen eye for motion and animation in videogame.
• Working knowledge of rigging in 3DSMAX, Maya,

Bonus Points:

• Working experience of Motion builder, and/or other commercial 3D authoring packages.
• Extensive scripting experience with Python, Mel and/or Max script.
• Team player, good communication skills, functional English proficiency.
• Good knowledge of game engines would be a big plus.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Benefits and Perks from Ubisoft Shanghai:

• We believe that working location flexibility is essential to employee engagement and contributes to our high value of work-life balance
• A minimum of 15 days paid annual leave
• Monthly meal and snack allowance
• Premium medical insurance plan and free annual health check
• Game Package: free access to Ubisoft games on PC plus a rich and expanding library of games & books
• Employee Assistance Program: wellbeing solutions, emotional support, and life coaching
• Jumpstart your growth:  A rich resevoir of premium and exclusive learning resources to support your continuous learning, expand your skillset, and advance your career.
• 10+ staff clubs featuring weekly sports and gaming activities and events

Ubisoft CSR commitment

Making a long-lasting positive impact for our players, our teams, our partners and our planet.

In Ubisoft, we are working to enrich players’ lives through unique and memorable gaming experiences and by improving the positive impacts of our games. To get there, we are creating a safer, more inclusive work environment, we are giving back to the communities where Ubisoft operates by working with local non-profit partners and by working to reduce the environmental impact of our business.

为我们的玩家、团队、合作伙伴以及地球持续带来积极影响

育碧致力于通过打造新颖深刻的游戏体验及扩大游戏的积极影响，来丰富玩家的生活。为了实现这一目标，我们始终寻求为团队提供更加安全包容的工作环境。我们通过与世界各地的非营利机构合作开展项目，同时努力降低自身业务对环境的影响，来回馈社区。

To learn more about Ubisoft’s Environmental Commitment

了解更多有关育碧对环境的承诺

Play Green: Ubisoft’s Commitment to Global Carbon Neutrality

2022 Update