Senior Real-Time Character Rigger (Unity/Unreal)

Tanqeeb; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Analog is seeking a hands-on Senior Character Rigger to join our production team. You will build high-quality, animator-friendly rigs in Autodesk Maya for real-time 3D, AR/VR experiences, ensuring performance and usability.

You will own skinning, deformation, constraints, and control rigs, collaborate with animators, and adapt rigs to Unity/Unreal pipelines, delivering production-ready assets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience as a character or creature rigger.
• Expert-level rigging experience in Autodesk Maya.
• 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.
• Solid grasp of animation fundamentals to support animator needs.
• Experience working with Unity or Unreal pipelines from a rigging perspective.

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) in collaboration with technical teams.
• Debug, iterate, and improve rigs based on animation and runtime feedback.
• Maintain and improve existing rigs without compromising quality or consistency

Skills

Maya rigging

Real-time pipelines

Unity/Unreal

Animation collaboration

Independent contributor

Tools

Unity

Unreal Engine

Job description

Analog is seeking a hands-on Senior Character Rigger to join our production team. You will build high-quality, animator-friendly rigs in Autodesk Maya for real-time 3D, AR/VR experiences, ensuring performance and usability.

You will own skinning, deformation, constraints, and control rigs, collaborate with animators, and adapt rigs to Unity/Unreal pipelines, delivering production-ready assets.