Character Rigging & Tools Artist responsible for creating high - quality character rigs and animation systems. Collaborating with studio leadership and artists at Torn Banner Studios to enhance character animation quality.
About the role
- Animation Technical Artist supporting animation production workflows at Bardel Entertainment. Maintaining tools and troubleshooting technical challenges in animation pipelines.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and support animation tools, workflows, and production systems.
- Troubleshoot technical issues affecting animation scenes, rigs, caches, and assets.
- Integrate, validate, and maintain animation assets throughout production.
- Develop Python, MEL, or similar scripting solutions that automate repetitive production tasks.
- Collaborate with Pipeline to design and improve artist tools and production workflows.
- Work with Rigging to ensure characters and animation systems function reliably in production.
- Identify recurring production issues and implement scalable solutions that improve pipeline stability.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and workflows that could improve animation production.
- Document tools, workflows, and technical processes to support knowledge sharing across the department.
- Escalate complex technical issues while helping identify their root causes.
Requirements
- Professional experience supporting animation production within animation or VFX.
- Strong knowledge of Autodesk Maya.
- Experience scripting with Python and MEL.
- Understanding of animation pipelines and production workflows.
- Experience working with ShotGrid or comparable production tracking software.
- Familiarity with rigging, character systems, constraints, skinning, and deformation workflows.
- Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills.
- Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
- Preferred
- Experience developing production tools or pipeline integrations.
- Familiarity with version control and pipeline technologies.
- Experience supporting large-scale animated productions.
- Knowledge of Maya API, PySide/PyQt, or other pipeline development frameworks.
- Experience collaborating with Pipeline or Software Engineering teams.
Benefits
- Flexible work environment
- Extended Health and Wellness from day 1
- RRSP matching
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