Senior Technical Animator - Maya Rigging & Cloth Lead

People Can Fly; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits (medical & dental)

RRSP matching 4%

20 vacation days

5 sick days

Virtual health sessions

Job summary

People Can Fly seeks a senior Technical Animation specialist to join our US studio. You will establish and maintain production pipelines, create advanced Maya rigging/skin for characters, creatures, and props, and implement cloth, physics, and hair setups while developing retargeting tools.

You should have 5+ years in Technical Animation with at least two shipped titles, expert Maya rigging/skin, strong Python and Houdini knowledge, and excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Technical Animation with at least 2 shipped titles.
• Expert in Maya rigging/skinning; strong Python; knowledge of Houdini.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Benefits include 100% paid medical/dental coverage; RRSP match; 20 vacation days; 5 sick days.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain production and software pipelines, collaborating with the Lead to meet deadlines.
• Create high-quality rigging and skinning for characters, creatures, and props in Maya.
• Implement cloth, physics, and hair setups, and develop retargeting tools.

Skills

Maya rigging/skin

Python

Houdini knowledge

Communication

Tools

Maya

Houdini

Python scripting

Job description

People Can Fly seeks a senior Technical Animation specialist to join our US studio. You will establish and maintain production pipelines, create advanced Maya rigging/skin for characters, creatures, and props, and implement cloth, physics, and hair setups while developing retargeting tools.

You should have 5+ years in Technical Animation with at least two shipped titles, expert Maya rigging/skin, strong Python and Houdini knowledge, and excellent communication and problem-solving skills.