Senior Rigging Artist – Freelance

Platige Image’s Cinematics Team is looking for a Senior Rigging Artist to support the studio in creating character rigs and animation tools for high-end rendered shots for our upcoming projects. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in rigging, scripting, and software development.

This is a freelance position running from February through the end of May, and it can be performed on-site at our Headquarters in Warsaw or remotely.

If you are interested, don’t hesitate, come join us!

DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES IN A NUTSHELL

– Create and fix rigs of characters and objects for the project.
– Work closely with the Animation Team to generate intuitive and responsive rigs that meet our animators’ needs.
– Support the Rigging Team in producing technical standards and solve pipeline issues (assuring that the built rigs are pipeline friendly!).
– Write tools using Python/C++ to improve rigs and support Animators.

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

– A minimum of 4 years of experience in rigging in any 3D environment proven by demo-reel is a must.
– Advanced knowledge of Maya, Unreal Engine, and MetaHuman.
– Experience in Python and / or C++.
– A general technical / math background, including programming, scripting, and software development.
– Deep understanding of character design and animation as it relates to rig development.
– Good problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
– Great communication skills, self-motivation and ability to work within a team.
– Good knowledge of English is required.

ADDITIONALLY SCORED

– Any experience in muscle or cloth simulation in Maya (nCloth, Syflex, Qualoth), Ziva is a big plus.
– The ideal candidate is able to learn fast about the technical side of hi-end character animation and rigging.
– A Technical Degree.