As Senior Rigger, you will be responsible for developing, testing, troubleshooting, maintaining, and implementing rigs for a wide variety of shows within the studio. You’re an anatomy aficionado, you have a distinct knack for character movement mechanics. You love a collaborative environment and you’re keen to share your expertise with your team with a passion for mentoring junior artists.  

Responsibilities: 

• Mentoring entry-level artists 
• Providing and maintaining rigs for various characters, creatures, facial, vehicles, and props in Maya 
• Troubleshooting rigging pipeline issues proficiently under the guidance of supervisors 
• Coordinating with the animation team to fulfill their needs and build efficient rigs 
• Communicating with the modeling team on the suitability of models for rigging 
• Incorporating feedback from the supervisor to meet expectations 
• Actively researching and studying innovative ways of rigging to produce light and user-friendly rigs 

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of rigging experience working on high-end projects. 
• Knowledge and experience using modular rigging systems 
• Comprehensive knowledge of Maya 
• Experience with Python scripting is a must 
• A reel demonstrating mechanical rigging abilities 
• Strong comprehensive knowledge of anatomy, deformation, and mechanics of movement 
• Experience with muscle systems is a plus 
• Good organizational and communication skills 
• Ability to take on a delegated task with minimal supervision 
• Attention to detail and creative problem solving 
• Ability to work well within a team environment and willingness to share knowledge 
• Ability to work well under the pressure of tight deadlines 
• Ability to learn quickly and assimilate new information

Additional Requirements: 

Must be eligible to work in Canada.