Character Rigger

Job Description

Character Rigger

San Diego, CA

PlayStation's Visual Arts Group on our San Diego campus provides world-class content, development and services to Worldwide Studios. Our team is always at the cutting edge of technology and partners with the industry's best minds and companies!

We are looking for a Character Rigger/TD who has experience with Maya rigging/scripting, along with a strong understanding of human anatomy and realistic deformation. You will work with our multi-award winning team while working with AAA Worldwide Studios like Naughty Dog, Santa Monica Studio, San Diego Studio, Guerrilla Games, and more!

If you like to be hands-on and have the effective communication skills to ensure output from the rigging team is executed efficiently, timely, and meet our technical and animation requirements, we want to talk to you!

Role responsibilities
• Set up and maintain character (humans & animals) rigs and systems.
• Work with art group to develop models that meets technical requirements.
• Work with animation group to create artist-friendly rigs that satisfy animation/gameplay needs.
• Design and set up character dynamics (i.e. cloth, hair).
• Develop new techniques and processes to further advance quality/realism.
• Collaborate with TDs in on-going facial and muscle simulation research.
• Create tools to streamline workflow/pipeline.
• Work with team directors and production to identify/prioritize tasks.
• Provide and maintain technical documentation.

Required Experience & Skills
• Minimum 2 years' of production experience in game or film/vfx field, with strong understanding of Maya and Python scripting.
• In-depth knowledge of character/prop rigging technique and principles.
• Experience with adopting production pipelines and make improvements that respect guidelines and system requirements.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to find pragmatic solutions.
• Proven ability to be self-sufficient and take initiative to seek answers and address issues.

Bonus Skills
• C++ experience (Maya API).
• Familiarity in runtime performance efficiency and optimization.

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gqev1g-18-117-186-92-42 in your application.