Senior Rigging Artist - Master Deformations & Pipelines

Skydance Animation; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 45.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Skydance Animation is seeking a Senior Rigger to collaborate with Rigging, R&D, Art, Modelling, Layout and Animation. You will develop, implement, maintain and support character and prop deformation rigs for use in Crowds, Layout and Animation.

You will lead the creation of complex rig systems, ensure production readiness, and work closely with Animators to broaden motion and expression while maintaining pipeline standards. English required; Spanish desirable.

Formación

• 5+ years in VFX or animation industries.
• 3+ years in the animation industry.
• Strong artistic and technical rigging skills.
• Proficiency within a character pipeline.
• Proficiency in using Maya in a production environment.
• Experience with sculpting tools in Body, Face and Shot-Finaling.
• Solid understanding of the principles of animation.
• Extensive anatomical knowledge of facial muscles and their kinematics functions.
• Advanced Python scripting follows coding standards including Qt Interfaces and UX.
• Desirable C/C++ developing knowledge.
• Knowledge of artistic modeling and anatomy tools is a plus.
• High English level.
• Spanish desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Develops and maintains body, facial and mechanical rig systems for multiple departments.
• Builds production-ready deformation rigs for Crowds, Layout and Animation.
• Develops procedural rig components with a focus on deformation.
• Collaborates with Animators to extend deformation rigs and motion range.
• Troubleshoots rig issues and provides deformation fixes as needed.
• Delivers on time following Production quality standards.
• Prototype, develops and implements new techniques to solve production challenges.
• Guides and supports team members for artistic and professional growth.
• Follows Supervisor’s and Lead's guidance.

Conocimientos

Strong rigging skills

Artistic rigging

Technical rigging

Maya production

Python scripting

C/C++ development

Anatomical rig knowledge

Animation principles

Pipeline proficiency

English proficiency

Herramientas

Maya

Descripción del empleo

Skydance Animation is seeking a Senior Rigger to collaborate with Rigging, R&D, Art, Modelling, Layout and Animation. You will develop, implement, maintain and support character and prop deformation rigs for use in Crowds, Layout and Animation.

You will lead the creation of complex rig systems, ensure production readiness, and work closely with Animators to broaden motion and expression while maintaining pipeline standards. English required; Spanish desirable.