Character TD
Description
Nitrogen Studios is a Vancouver
based animation studio looking for a Character TD to help us embark on an exciting
new CGI animated theatrical feature film, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's
"Sausage Party".
Job information:
The Character TD is responsible for helping design, implement, and manage tools
that assist the Rigging team as well as Animators. They will need to work
efficiently within the in-house software and systems. Character TDs work
with the Pipeline Director, rigging supervisor and the Animation team to create
tools, techniques, and procedures and support the teams in finding technical
problems with rigs, models, tools or data flow. The ideal candidate possesses
strong technical and excellent communication skills, as well as a firm
understanding of software design, graphics, and production work flow.
Responsibilities:
- Create and implement practical tools
based on Animator feature requests that integrate with the production pipeline
- Continually look for ways to
optimize the efficiency and work-flow for the Animation department
- Collaborate with departments both up
and downstream, to facilitate the smooth flow of assets through the pipeline
- Work with artists to troubleshoot
and fix problems
- Ensure animation tools and work-flow
follow studio policies and guidelines
- Work closely with Pipeline Team to
maintain and improve the entire production pipeline
- Create and update documentation for
tools, techniques and work flows
Skills and Requirements:
- 3+ years experience as a Technical
Director with a focus on Animation or Rigging pipelines
- Proficiency in Pymel, Pyside, Maya APIs (Python/ C++) and Mel
scripting language
- Must have written and supported
animation and/or rigging tools used significantly in production
- Ability to establish priorities
- Work independently and within a
group
- Excellent communication skills
- Degree in Computer Science or
Engineering a plus
- BC residents preferred, but not
required
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