Studio: Folks VFX
Job Opening: Rigging Artist
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Create realistic advanced rigs for various characters, creatures, and props inside Maya.
- Perform rig maintenance and fixes during production as requested.
- Assist in the creation of new rig component development.
- Follow Supervisor directions, ensuring rigs created are accurate and effective for animation needs.
- Maintain a desire to deliver consistently high-quality aesthetic and technical work while encouraging colleagues to strive for the same standards.
- Able to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment to deliver consistently high-quality work and troubleshoot technical problems on assigned rigging tasks.
- Should effectively execute all necessary assigned tasks while under tight production schedule deadlines
- Interface effectively with artists in other departments to ensure the seamless integration of work between disciplines.
- Sharp organizational and time management skills, able to engage in varied projects simultaneously while maintaining meticulous attention to detail and working towards deadlines.
Qualifications & Skills:
- 5+ years of experience rigging humanoids, animals, creatures, vehicles, props, and other assets using Maya in a production environment.
- Knowledge of anatomy and an understanding of bio-mechanics for humanoids, animals, and other creatures.
- Strong understanding of animation needs regarding functionality, feature set, evaluation speed, rig controls, and artist interactivity.
- Strong background in facial rigging and integration of motion capture data with rigs.
- Experience developing or using tools, custom deformers & PSD systems.
- Thorough knowledge of weighting and skinning.
- Demonstrated ability to rig in a realistic, non-cartoon, manner.
- Experience with the opensource mGear framework is strongly desired
- Experience with Python and Mel scripting languages is strongly desired
- Experience with Ziva Dynamics or other muscle and skin systems is desired
- Experience with PyQT/PySide is a plus.
- Strong creative and technical abilities.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Positive attitude and team motivator.
- Ability to work in and lead a team environment and remotely across studio locations.
