Advanced Rigger

**Job Title: Character Rigger**

As a Character Rigger, you will play a crucial role in the production pipeline of our digital media projects, including video games, animated films, and virtual reality experiences. Your primary responsibility will be to create high-quality character rigs that enable smooth and realistic animation. You will collaborate closely with animators, character artists, and technical directors to ensure that characters are properly rigged and ready for animation.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Develop and maintain complex character rigs for use in animation projects, ensuring they meet technical requirements and performance standards.
- Work closely with character artists and animators to understand design requirements and provide input on rigging solutions that enhance character performance and functionality.
- Create and implement efficient rigging systems that allow for realistic movement, deformation, and control of character models, including bipedal, quadrupedal, and non-humanoid characters.
- Collaborate with technical directors and other team members to troubleshoot rigging issues, optimize rig performance, and ensure compatibility with animation software and game engines.
- Rig characters for a variety of animation styles and requirements, including keyframe animation, motion capture, and procedural animation techniques.
- Develop tools, scripts, and plugins to automate rigging tasks, improve workflow efficiency, and enhance the overall rigging pipeline.
- Conduct rigging tests and quality checks to ensure that characters deform properly, joints move smoothly, and controls are intuitive for animators.
- Document rigging processes, techniques, and best practices, and provide training and support to team members as needed.
- Collaborate with production teams to meet project deadlines, deliverables, and quality standards, and communicate effectively to address any rigging-related issues or concerns.

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Animation, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Proven experience as a character rigger in the animation, visual effects, or video game industry, with a strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in character rigging and animation.
- Proficiency in rigging software such as Autodesk Maya, Blender, or similar tools, as well as experience with rigging plugins and scripts.
- Solid understanding of anatomy, biomechanics, and character deformation principles, with the ability to create rigs that achieve realistic movement and performance.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail, with the ability to troubleshoot rigging issues and optimize rig performance for various production requirements.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment and communicate technical concepts to non-technical team members.
- Knowledge of animation principles and techniques, as well as experience with animation software such as Autodesk Maya, Adobe After Effects, or similar tools.
- Familiarity with game engines such as Unity or Unreal Engine is a plus.
- Creativity, adaptability, and a passion for storytelling and character animation.

This job description outlines the key responsibilities and qualifications for a Character Rigger role, emphasizing the creation of high-quality character rigs for use in animation projects and digital media productions.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ₹9,260.72 - ₹27,599.66 per month

Schedule:

- Day shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus
- Quarterly bonus

**Experience**:

- total work: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person