Senior Real-Time Character Rigger (Maya/Unity)

Cercli Tech Limited; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 279,000 - 446,400; Full time

Job summary

Analog in Abu Dhabi is seeking a hands-on Senior Character Rigger to join as an individual contributor. Build high-quality, animator-friendly rigs in Autodesk Maya for real-time 3D and AR/VR experiences.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in character/creature rigging, ships production rigs for AAA or AR/VR projects, and works with Unity/Unreal pipelines while collaborating with animators for performant rigs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience as a character or creature rigger.
• Proven experience shipping real-time 3D projects (AAA games, AR/VR, or high-end interactive experiences).
• Strong understanding of anatomy, deformation, skinning, and corrective techniques.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deliver production-ready character and creature rigs in Autodesk Maya.
• Own skeleton setup, skinning, deformation systems, constraints, and corrective solutions.
• Create clean, stable, and animator-friendly control rigs focused on performance and usability.
• Collaborate closely with animators to support expressive and efficient animation workflows.
• Ensure rigs meet real-time engine constraints (Unity / Unreal).
• Debug, iterate, and improve rigs based on animation and runtime feedback.
• Maintain and improve existing rigs without compromising quality or consistency.

Skills

Character rigging

Unity/Unreal pipelines

Autodesk Maya

Tools

Autodesk Maya

Unity

Unreal Engine

Job description

Analog in Abu Dhabi is seeking a hands-on Senior Character Rigger to join as an individual contributor. Build high-quality, animator-friendly rigs in Autodesk Maya for real-time 3D and AR/VR experiences.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in character/creature rigging, ships production rigs for AAA or AR/VR projects, and works with Unity/Unreal pipelines while collaborating with animators for performant rigs.