Remote 3D Character Rigger for Unreal Engine

Festybay; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Roarty Digital Inc. is seeking a skilled Technical Artist / Character Rigger to own the character pipeline from Maya to Unreal. You will balance advanced rigging, skinning, and facial setups with engine integration for production-ready assets.

Ideal candidates bring 2+ years of studio experience, deep Maya knowledge, and strong Unreal Engine proficiency, including AnimGraphs and physics. This fully remote role supports North/South American work preferences.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience as Technical Artist or Character Rigger in games or VFX industries.
• Proficient in Autodesk Maya for advanced deformation and rigging tasks.
• Proven experience with Unreal Engine, including animation retargeting and physics assets.

Responsibilities

• Advanced Character Rigging & Skinning (Maya) with robust, optimized rigs for game engines.
• Unreal Engine integration, asset ingestion, and animation retargeting across varying skeletons.
• Real-time cloth, physics setups, and secondary motion within Unreal Engine.

Skills

Maya

Unreal Engine

Rigging

Portfolio

Animation workflow

English proficiency

Job description

Roarty Digital Inc. is seeking a skilled Technical Artist / Character Rigger to own the character pipeline from Maya to Unreal. You will balance advanced rigging, skinning, and facial setups with engine integration for production-ready assets.

Ideal candidates bring 2+ years of studio experience, deep Maya knowledge, and strong Unreal Engine proficiency, including AnimGraphs and physics. This fully remote role supports North/South American work preferences.