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Character Rigger

1 Month ago • 2 Years + • Technical Art

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maya

autodesk

python

unreal

rigging

anatomy

bloomberg

autodesk-maya

organisational-skills

Job Description

This role involves creating animator-friendly rigs for characters, NFT armors, and weapons. Responsibilities include skinning and weighting meshes, maintaining high-quality deformation, creating and maintaining cloth simulation data, collaborating with animators and artists, ensuring assets meet game requirements, and providing technical support in Maya and Unreal Engine. The position requires a strong understanding of anatomy, animation, and scripting, along with experience in game development and proficiency in Maya and Python.

Must have:

Strong understanding of anatomy, animation, and scripting
2+ years game development experience
Extensive knowledge of Autodesk Maya
Experience with Python scripting
Unreal Engine pipeline experience
Excellent communication skills

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