Technical Animator
London
The role will involve Technical Animation as well as creating and supporting tools used on a daily basis by the Film Animation team. Ensuring Animators can operate efficiently when creating and refining motions, gestures, and expressions of three-dimensional computer graphic characters and objects for high-end VFX films.
Responsibilities:
Animating both primary and secondary characters and elements
Working closely with Leads of multiple departments including Rigging and FX to improve communication lines in and out of the Animation department.
Helping to maintain a wide array of existing workflows and scripts
Providing front-line support to Animation Artists, troubleshooting assets and shots, and helping artists with general problem-solving
Working closely with Pipeline Developers in testing and releasing new and modified software systems
Acting as an on-call resource for show production staff, primarily for complex, animation related urgent problems
Providing front-line support, resolving complex user errors, and guiding Pipeline Developers with debugging technical issues
Updating documentation for the pipeline and tools to reflect any changes that are made
Meeting schedules and show deadlines
Ongoing communication with Production and Lead regarding schedules and deadlines
Essential Skills:
Previous experience in a similar role
Strong communication and organizational skills
Effective time management skills to meet deadlines without sacrificing quality
A thorough knowledge of Maya
An understanding of physical motion, weight, balance, texture, and form
An understanding of rigs and typical rigging set-ups, animation pipelines and transferring data between tools
Being open to direction and able to embrace change
Attention to detail
A demonstrable commitment to creative collaboration within a team and with other departments
Adaptability and the willingness to learn new processes and technical skills
A love of puzzles and problem solving
Desirable Skills:
A working knowledge of Modeling, Rigging and Mel/Python scripting
A traditional animation and/or art background
Cloth or FX experience
Tracking experience