Character Technical Director

Description

The Nickelodeon Animation Studio is looking for a Technical Director. The Technical Director should have 3-5 years of industry experience in film, broadcast, and/or games (Not Mandatory). The ideal candidate should be a generalist, able to jump from problems to solutions in short order. A great "can do" attitude and open-mindedness to non-traditional solutions is essential. We are looking for individuals who have extensive knowledge, experience and skill sets implementing the following into a Maya production pipeline.

Responsibilities:

* Work with each Lead Artist to create rigs for characters, and complex props
* Character Set-up/Rigging/Weighting/Skinning
* Implementation of new tools and techniques using Mel scripting
* Create and enforce hierarchy and pipeline solutions
* Work with the Sr. Character Modeler and Sr. Generalist to make the episode doable within the CG Department’s parameters.
* Complete tasks within the time allotted.
* Create “Build” notes for the designs that satisfy the pipeline, the episode’s needs, and the artist’s needs.
* In depth knowledge of IK and FK systems is required
* Great aesthetic eye for skin weights is a must