Studio: CD PROJEKT RED
Job Opening: Expert Animation TD
Location: Boston, MA, United States
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Designing, creating, testing, and maintaining asset rigs.
- Work directly with character artists, vehicles team, and technical animators to solve animation issues and consult on design.
- Driving the development of and maintaining motion and deformations systems.
- investigating new techniques and processes to solve character production challenges.
- Writing pipeline tools to streamline the setup process.
- Documentation of tools and workflows.
- Write and prepare briefs for work with outsourced vendors, and review work as necessary.
- Work with directors and Production to estimate and plan work.
- Mentor other Character TDs and help build an environment of creativity, trust, and excellence.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Ability to work independently to identify and own work, and deliver results.
- At least 8 years of experience in a similar position in the movie, broadcast, or gaming environment.
- Solid portfolio demonstrating expertise.
- Strong understanding of both Figure and Facial Anatomy and Topology.
- Character/vehicle/weapon rigging experience in Maya and motion builder.
- Able to deliver and receive feedback in a productive and accountable manner.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and collaboration skills.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of Maya and Python.
- Experience in C++.
- Experience with machine learning systems.
