Character Rigger

Summary

Join our bold new game studio, a team of gaming veterans from top studios like Riot Games and Blizzard, as we build cutting-edge AAA entertainment for the 21st century. We're seeking a hands-on Rigger to create rigs for characters, NFT armors, and weapons, collaborating with artists and animators. This is a fully remote, full-time position open to worldwide applicants with a strong internet connection. You'll work on a new IP with franchise potential and enjoy benefits like unlimited PTO and a yearly company offsite. We offer the chance to work alongside industry veterans who have contributed to over $10B USD in gross aggregate revenue.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of anatomy, animations, and scripting
• 2+ years of experience in games development
• Extensive knowledge of Autodesk Maya
• Experience with coding/scripting in Python
• Experience with Unreal Engine pipeline
• Great Communication and Organizational skills
• English. Upper-intermediate level

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in tools development in Python
• Experience with PySide2 or PyQt5
• Familiarity with Unreal Engine Blueprint
• Understanding of FACS for facial animation

Benefits

• Fully remote work, with a yearly company offsite
• Experience working with gaming veterans who’ve created titles with a gross aggregate revenue of over $10B USD
• Unlimited PTO
• Work on a new IP with franchise potential