Responsibiities
- Has strong experience in facial deformation but also experience in body rigging.
- Has strong experience sculpting expressions.
- Develops and maintains procedural rig components with a specific focus on deformation, using custom tools.
- Follows a brief to produce complex production-ready rig deformations.
- Works with Animators to aid with deformation rigs to provide a broad range of motion.
- Supports rigs as they move through the pipeline and provides additional deformation fixes as needed.
- Is responsible for building body, facial and mechanical rig systems to be used by other departments, such as Crowds, Animation and Layout.
- Troubleshoots and fixes rig issues.
- Collects artistic feedback and fine-tunes rig behavior.
- Works within the pipeline and rigging standards.
- Keeps up with current artistic methodologies and technology trends and tools that best suit the production and the company in the development of a stronger creative and technical environment.
- Delivers on time following Production quality standards.
- Prototype, develops and implements new techniques and processes to solve unique and technical character production challenges.
- Works together with the team , providing them with support, guidance and instruction in areas that contribute towards their artistic and professional growth.
- Follows the Supervisor’s and Lead's guidance.
Requirements
- 5+ years in VFX or animation industries.
- 3+ years in the animation industry.
- Strong artistic and technical rigging skills.
- Proficiency within a character pipeline.
- Proficiency in using Maya in a production environment.
- Experience with sculpting tools in Body, Face and Shot-Finaling.
- Solid understanding of the principles of animation.
- Extensive anatomical knowledge of facial muscles and their kinematics functions.
- Advanced Python scripting follows coding standards including Qt Interfaces and UX.
- Desirable C/C++ developing knowledge.
- Knowledge of artistic modeling and anatomy tools is a plus.
- High English level.
- Spanish desirable.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in VFX or animation industries
- 3+ years of experience in the animation industry
- Strong artistic and technical rigging skills
- Proficiency within a character pipeline
- Production experience using Maya
- Experience with sculpting tools for body, face, and shot-finaling
- Solid understanding of animation principles
- Extensive knowledge of facial muscle anatomy and kinematics
- Advanced Python scripting, including Qt interfaces and UX, following coding standards
- C or C++ development knowledge
- Knowledge of artistic modeling and anatomy tools
- High English proficiency
- Spanish language proficiency
Skydance Media Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered standard-to-competitive for the Los Angeles/Santa Monica market, with technical and senior creative roles cited at strong salary levels. Feedback suggests people generally feel well-compensated, aligning with high marks for pay and benefits.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage reportedly begins immediately and includes medical, dental, and vision, with domestic-partner eligibility. Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage further reinforce the healthcare offering.
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Parental & Family Support — Programs include paid parental leave, adoption and surrogacy assistance, fertility and menopause support, and backup childcare. These benefits indicate a comprehensive approach to supporting families.
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What We Do
About Skydance Media Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company brings to life stories of immersive worlds across its feature film, television, and interactive platforms. Its feature films include Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Annihilation, LIFE, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Star Trek Beyond, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Terminator Genisys, World War Z, Star Trek Into Darkness, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Jack Reacher, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and True Grit. Skydance’s upcoming film releases include Top Gun: Maverick, Gemini Man, The Old Guard, 6 Underground and the nwe untitled Terminator film. In 2017, Skydance formed an animation division to develop and produce a slate of high-end feature films and television series in partnership with Spain’s Ilion Animation Studios. Skydance Television launched in 2013. Its current slate includes Emmy-nominated Grace and Frankie on Netflix, Altered Carbon on Netflix, Jack Ryan on Amazon, and Condor on AT&T Audience Network. Skydance Interactive launched in 2016 to create and publish original and IP-based virtual reality experiences and video games. Skydance Interactive recently debuted its first original title – Archangel, a story-driven VR shooter. About Skydance Interactive Skydance Interactive creates and publishes original and IP-based virtual reality games. The division of Skydance Media was launched in 2016 through the acquisition of The Workshop Entertainment. Skydance Interactive’s first VR offering is Archangel, launched on July 18th 2017. Skydance Interactive in 2017 partnered with Skybound Entertainment to develop a number of original virtual reality video games based on the expansive world of The Walking Dead universe. The Walking Dead VR game will be the inaugural co-developed title from both companies. The studio is located in Marina del Rey, CA. About Animation In 2017, Skydance formed an animation division to develop and produce a slate of high-end feature films and television series in partnership with Spain’s Ilion Animation Studios. Skydance’s first three animated features are Luck, Split (working title), and Powerless (working title). Luck, directed by Alessandro Carloni (Kung Fu Panda 3) and written by Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger, is a comedy that pulls back the curtain on the millennia-old battle between the organizations of good luck and bad luck that secretly
