Character Rigger (Maya)

Description

DESCRIPTION:

Image Metrics, one of the entertainment industry's leading facial animation companies in the entertainment industry, has multiple openings for a Character Rigger based out of Santa Monica, CA. This role is a full -time position, overtime may be offered.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Develop tools and refine pipelines for facial animation production process
* Create and maintain “animator-friendly” rigs
* Proactively seek out inefficiencies and problems in existing processes as well as potential problems
* Help track efficiency of asset pipeline and processes throughout the life of the project, improving and enhancing them where necessary
* Troubleshoot asset pipelines and processes in use
* Work with other disciplines to ensure the quality of the characters and animation for all aspects of the project
* Create and maintain documents outlining animation needs, including in-game animation, motion capture shoots, and animation critiques
* Check assets for technical integrity