Senior Content Rigger – Contract

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About the role

  • Senior Content Rigger rigging game assets and building animation pipeline tools for Sledgehammer Games, a Call of Duty developer. Remote in Canada or hybrid from its Toronto studio.

Responsibilities

  • Rig and skin complex character, vehicle, weapon, and prop assets
  • Build tooling to support the animation team and animation pipeline
  • Improve runtime quality of hair, dynamics, and physics on skinned assets using in-game tools
  • Oversee external rigging developers and provide feedback and documentation
  • Coordinate with production on timelines and manage feedback to maintain a high-quality bar
  • Improve and design pipelines and workflows
  • Build tools and processes that facilitate content authoring with emphasis on user experience, quality, and efficiency
  • Set up, research, debug, and optimize dynamics and in-game physics
  • Support cloth and hair simulation in Maya or the game engine

Requirements

  • Degree or Certificate in Computer Science, Graphic Art or a related field
  • 5+ years of experience in the games industry
  • 5+ years of experience in console game development
  • Experience developing pipelines and workflows
  • Solid knowledge of Maya
  • Knowledge of at least one major commercial game engine, such as Unreal or Unity
  • Experience working with external developers
  • Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to collaborate effectively in a small, dynamic team
  • Computer programming/scripting experience, such as C++, Python, or PyQt (bonus)
  • Experience working on a first-person shooter (bonus)
  • Experience shipping a highly competitive multiplayer game (bonus)
  • Existing work authorization in Canada is required

Benefits

  • Extended health plan, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, supplemental life and critical illness coverage, legal services, and other benefit programs
  • Relocation assistance may be available if the Company requires geographic relocation
  • Discretionary incentive compensation may be available; not guaranteed

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$97,606 - CA$128,974 per year

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Tech skills

PythonUnityUnreal EngineC++

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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