Senior Rigger Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Senior Rigger to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with modellers and animators to define the purpose of the rig;
- Ensure rigging controls are fully adjustable as per feedback, being mindful of the models parameters and limitations;
- Build a wide catalogue of blend shapes;
- Provide thorough QA and sanity checks of rigs before they hit your internal client;
- Clearly communicate with production any delays or obstacles that may impact your delivery;
- Ability to deliver dynamic character solutions for a full range of CG shots plus live action footage augmentation / transitions;
- Ensure muscle systems deform the model cleanly and accurately;
- Demonstrate rigging progress through the regular submission of work in progress and daily updates;
- Complete basic modelling & animation tasks as required, to achieve and rigging objectives;
- Create adjustable, anatomically correct human and facial rigs with intuitive animation controls, to tight delivery and quality standards.
Requirements:
- Expert people management/leadership and organisational skills;
- Computer Science, Physics or Mathematics or related tertiary qualification may be required for international applicants;
- Maintain a calm and professional demeanour in a deadline focused work environment;
- Thorough understanding of human anatomical features, subtleties, quirks and limitations;
- Technical and creative problem solving with a can-do mindset;
- Strong experience scripting in python;
- Real world understanding of proportion, depth, scale, and physical space;
- Minimum 5-years high-end rigging experience using native, commercial and self developed rigging tools within Maya.