Fresher Rigging Artist (Unreal Engine & Rendering)

Empover; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Empover in Hyderabad is seeking a Fresher Rigging Artist with Unreal Engine expertise to build production-ready character rigs for animated films and series. You will handle skinning, deformation, and rig controls, collaborating with artists to ensure efficient real-time performance.

Proficiency with Blender or Maya for rigging and the ability to render scenes in Unreal Engine are essential, along with a willingness to learn and adapt to new assets and pipelines.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of character rigging, skinning, and deformation.
• Experience with Blender or Maya for rigging.
• Basic knowledge of Unreal Engine workflow and importing assets.

Responsibilities

• Create clean and efficient character rigs for stylized characters.
• Perform skinning and weight painting for smooth deformations.
• Develop facial and body controls suitable for animation.
• Import and test rigs in Unreal Engine.
• Render scenes and character turntables using Unreal Engine.
• Work closely with modelers and animators to improve rig performance.
• Troubleshoot rigging and deformation issues.
• Ensure rigs are optimized for real-time performance.

Skills

Rigging fundamentals

IK/FK systems

Skeletal hierarchies

Unreal Engine usage

Tools

Unreal Engine

Blender

Maya

Job description

Fresher Rigging Artist (Unreal Engine & Rendering)

Location: Hyderabad (Work From Office)

Experience: Fresher (01 Year)

Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Role

We are looking for a passionate Rigging Artist who is eager to build production-ready character rigs for animated films and series. The ideal candidate should have a strong understanding of character rigging, skinning, deformation, and be comfortable working with Unreal Engine for importing, testing, and rendering assets.

Responsibilities

• Create clean and efficient character rigs for stylized characters.
• Perform skinning and weight painting for smooth deformations.
• Develop facial and body controls suitable for animation.
• Import and test rigs in Unreal Engine.
• Render scenes and character turntables using Unreal Engine.
• Work closely with modelers and animators to improve rig performance.
• Troubleshoot rigging and deformation issues.
• Ensure rigs are optimized for real-time performance.

Requirements

• Good understanding of rigging fundamentals.
• Knowledge of skeletal hierarchies, constraints, IK/FK systems, and controllers.
• Experience with Blender or Maya for rigging.
• Basic knowledge of Unreal Engine workflow.
• Ability to render scenes in Unreal Engine.
• Understanding of skinning and deformation techniques.
• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn.
• Portfolio or demo reel showcasing rigging work (academic or personal projects are welcome).

Bonus Skills

• Facial rigging.
• Python or MEL scripting.
• Control Rig in Unreal Engine.
• Knowledge of MetaHuman workflows.
• Basic animation knowledge.

Software

• Blender and/or Maya
• Unreal Engine 5