Oferta de empleo | Lead of Rigging Artists

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Las Palmas
Publicado hace 1 mes

Web Amuse Studios

Amuse Studios is looking for a Lead of rigging artists to design and oversee the creation of character and objects rigs, ensuring they are functional, efficient, and ready for animation.
The selected candidate will be responsible for maintaining technical quality, and collaborating closely with modellers and animators to deliver flexible and production-ready rigs that support the creative vision for an animated movie project. The role report to the CG Supervisor of this project.

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Key Responsibilities

Lead the rigging team across all levels, managing workflows, schedules, and quality control
Oversee the daily activities, leading the department, and establishing best practice workflow and guidelines for the team.
Design, build and maintain character, prop and facial rigs suitable for stylised animation
Collaborate with the Animation Director, Modelling and Pipeline teams to align on creative and technical needs
Develop tools and scripts to automate rigging processes and enhance pipeline efficiency
Troubleshoot rigging issues during production and offer fast, creative solutions
Ensure rigs meet performance benchmarks and animator needs
Provide mentorship and training to junior and mid-level riggers
Maintain documentation and best practices for the rigging department
Contribute to the overall artistic and storytelling quality of the film through expressive, functional rigs
In conjunction with the CG Supervisor, mentoring, managing, developing, training,and evaluating the performance of the rigging team members
Collaborate closely with Animation, Modelling and Shading departments to best achieve the intended animation performance requirements.

Requirements

Proven experience as a Lead or Senior Rigger on animated features, series, or similar projects – 5 Years
Advanced knowledge of rigging in Maya and scripting (Python, MEL)
Strong understanding of anatomy, deformation, skinning and animation principles
Experience with facial rigging, blendshapes, and rigging for stylised characters
Familiarity with industry-standard rigging and pipeline tools
Excellent communication and leadership skills
Strong organisational abilities and a proactive mindset
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

General Information

Contract: Project (10 months).
Starting date: June of 2025
Working shift: full time from Monday to Thursday 08.00 to 16.00 and Friday 08.00 to 14.00

Join our growing team and accelerate your career with us!

We offer a fantastic opportunity to work within a culture that embraces diversity, in the most vibrant, fast-paced, and creative digital environment in the Canary Islands (Gran Canaria). Here, we encourage everyone to nurture a healthy quality of life by striking the right balance between work and personal time, growth, and wellbeing practices in the workplace.
We’re committed to building an inclusive workspace, supported by a young, talented, and highly dynamic team where imagination can thrive.
We offer a stable position with room to grow and a great development opportunity within a highly competitive field, in a market that’s seeing remarkable local expansion.
We want you to keep learning through internal training and development programmes.
We foster a culture of equality and continuous improvement, welcoming fresh ideas and iterating on new concepts. A 50/50 gender balance is reflected at both staff and management levels. We also believe that inclusion and diversity are key to recruitment, as varied cultural perspectives only serve to enrich our shared experience.

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