Studio: Pipeline Studios
Job Opening: 2D Rigger
Location: Hamilton, Canada
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with, and take direction from the Breaking Supervisor to create and revise the characters and prop builds
- Collaborate with Design and Animation teams
- Keep all rigged assets up to date throughout production
- Meet deadlines and quotas as assigned
- Maintain a convention of naming structures and animation control structures for all rigs and ensure that files are clean and optimized
- Troubleshoot, maintain and improve rigs in production, while ensuring their stability for the Animation team
- Keep current on rigging techniques and technology
- Meet production deadlines and maintain regular communication with the Production team
Qualifications & Skills:
- Experience with Toon Boom Harmony
- Strong understanding of character anatomy (including facial expressions), and an artistic understanding of motion and behavior
- Able to collectively problem solve and share evolving techniques
- Able to work and communicate effectively in a collaborative, fast paced environment
- Solid understanding of the latest version of Harmony and latest tools
- Good comprehension of the animation production pipeline as a whole with an understanding of adjacent department workflows, as well as how rigging interacts with the overall production process
- Carry out duties in a professional and positive manner
- Scripting and programming skills an asset
- Animation skills an asset
- Design skills a major asset
Apply for the Job Online: To apply, send your portfolio/reel and resume to create@pipelinestudios.com and specify: “2D Rigger” in the subject line