Facial Rigger

DNEG; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

DNEG is seeking a Facial Rigger to create intuitive and responsive animation rigs for characters. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in character projects, strong communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment. Join one of the world's leading visual effects companies and contribute to the creation of award-winning feature films and multiplatform content.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with significant creature / character projects.
• Thorough knowledge of character specialization.
• Extensive understanding of human and animal anatomy.

Responsibilities

• Create animation rigs for specialist characters.
• Advise Leads on pipeline-friendly rigs for various disciplines.
• Collaborate with R&D to develop rigging tools.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Technical Skills

Artistic Skills

Tools

Maya

MEL

Python

C++

Houdini

USD/Solaris

Job description

Position at DNEG Facial Riggers at DNEG are crucial to the making of our world famous creatures and assets. Working closely with the CG Lead and Animation Lead, they are responsible for the creation of animation rigs for specialist characters.

Key Responsibilities

Our Facial Riggers have the ability to see the bigger picture and advise the Leads on pipe friendly rigs for texturing, grooming, lighting and rendering. Animators and modellers will lean on you to develop intuitive and responsive rigs for characters so it’s important you are collaborative and a strong communicator.Technical minds are always fostered at DNEG and we encourage our teams to work with the R&D department to help deliver the tools and technologies needed to deliver high-quality rigs. From time to time, it may be necessary to implement proprietary tools to aid in creating animation rigs. This is a team effort, so you'll work closely with our Rigging Supervisors and Animation Leads / Supervisors to develop the most suitable rigging solutions.

Must Have

• 5+ years of experience with significant creature / character projects
• Thorough knowledge of their area of character specialisation (i.e., body, face, mechanical rigs)
• In depth knowledge of FACS and Animal FACS
• Full working knowledge of Maya
• Needs to be comfortable with the more technical aspects of character / creature work where appropriate and have strong visual and artistic skills
• Familiarity with pipeline issues and a typical character / creature-heavy post-production environment
• Extensive understanding of human and animal anatomy
• Understanding of the fundamental laws of physics
• Fundamental animation knowledge

Nice to Have

• Programming or scripting skills (i.e., MEL, Python, C++)
• Experience in USD / Solaris / Houdini
• Knowledge of Facial Capture, MetaHuman, and other facial capturing tools

About You

• Team oriented
• Courteous and helpful
• Pro-active
• Adaptable
• Able to take direction well
• Good organisational skills

About Us

We are DNEG, one of the world’s leading visual effects and animation companies for the creation of award-winning feature film,television, and multiplatform content. We employ more than 9,000 peoplewith worldwide offices and studios across North America (Los Angeles,Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver), Europe (London), Asia (Bangalore, Mohali,Chennai, Mumbai) and Australia (Sydney).