This is a key role within our London-based Rigging team. Rigging Technical Directors are responsible for designing, creating and maintaining highly accurate and efficient rigs for high-end visual effects films. You will work closely with Modellers and Animators to develop and refine rigs that meet the specific requirements of a VFX pipeline.

What you'll do
Create fully scripted rigs and refine them according to animation and lighting needs.
Prototype, implement and refine puppet (skeleton), body (deformer and muscle-based) or mechanical rigs.
Troubleshoot and fix rig issues, collect artistic feedback and fine-tune rig behaviour.
Become a proficient user and contributor to the extensive rigging tool set.
Create tools to help animation workflow and rig interaction.
Work within the pipeline and rigging standards.
Meet delivery deadlines under production constraints.

Job requirements
Requirements
Maya rigging experience (full body/facial).
A passion for creating believable CG characters and the requisite attention to detail.
Experience with scripting (i.e. Python) and the ability to follow strict coding standards.
Analytical and artistic skills, creativity and visual problem-solving.
Teamwork, communication and time management skills.
The ability to write technical documentation and present your work (wiki, screen capture etc.).
Basic knowledge of anatomy for bipeds and quadrupeds, skeletons and muscles.
A good understanding of constraints and deformers, how they work and their limitations.

You might also have
Facial anatomy, realistic eye and mouth rigs, FACS breakdown.
Life drawing or organic modelling.
Basic knowledge of dynamics (Maya Hair, nCloth, nParticle etc.).
Strong maths background, especially matrix maths and geometry algorithms.
C or C++ programming for Maya plugins.