Skydance

Produces films, television, and interactive media

Senior Rigging Artist

Animation & VFXConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMadrid, SpainNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in the visual effects or animation industries.
At least 3 years of experience in the animation industry.
Strong artistic and technical rigging skills.
Proficiency within a character pipeline.
Proficiency using Maya in a production environment.
Experience with sculpting tools for body, face, and shot finaling.
A solid understanding of the principles of animation.
Extensive anatomical knowledge of facial muscles and their kinematic functions.
Advanced Python scripting skills, following coding standards and including Qt interfaces and user experience.
A high level of English proficiency.

Responsibilities

Work closely with the Rigging Supervisor and departments including research and development, art, modeling, layout, and animation to develop, implement, maintain, and support character and prop deformation rigs for crowds, layout, and animation.
Develop and maintain procedural rig components, with a specific focus on deformation, using custom tools.
Follow briefs to produce complex, production-ready rig deformations.
Work with animators to support deformation rigs and provide a broad range of motion.
Support rigs as they move through the pipeline and provide additional deformation fixes as needed.
Build body, facial, and mechanical rig systems for use by other departments, including crowds, animation, and layout.
Troubleshoot and fix rig issues.
Collect artistic feedback and fine-tune rig behavior.
Work within the pipeline and rigging standards.
Keep current with artistic methodologies, technology trends, and tools suited to the production and company.
Deliver work on time and in accordance with production quality standards.
Prototype, develop, and implement new techniques and processes to solve unique technical character-production challenges.
Provide teammates with support, guidance, and instruction in areas that contribute to their artistic and professional growth.
Follow the guidance of the Supervisor and Lead.

Desired Qualifications

Experience sculpting expressions.
Knowledge of C/C++ development.
Knowledge of artistic modeling and anatomy tools.
Spanish language proficiency.

Skydance offers a dynamic, inclusive, and ever-evolving culture where innovative ideas are welcomed, and growth fostered. The partnership between unique creativity and technological advancements are demonstrated within each pillar of the company. At the heart of it all is a commitment to boldly entertaining and relevant storytelling.

While all Animation studios look to hire people who are creative and hard-working, Skydance Animation is specifically looking for pioneers who seek to push the limits of what the world’s most collaborative art form can achieve, and to give those pioneers the space and the resources to build a new studio that’s doing something different.

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As a Senior Rigger you will work closely with the Rigging Supervisor and a variety of departments including; R&D, Art, Modelling, Layout and Animation, to develop, implement, maintain and support character and prop deformation rigs for use in Crowds, Layout and Animation.

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.

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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, interactive, and animation divisions.

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About the Company

Skydance

Produces films, television, and interactive media

Skydance is a media company that creates and distributes content across several entertainment formats, including feature films, television series, animation, and interactive VR experiences. Its films and shows are released to global audiences, and it also develops original virtual reality games and IP-based experiences, collaborating with partners like Ilion Animation Studios. Revenue comes from box office sales, streaming licensing, and selling interactive games. Unlike organizations that focus on a single medium, Skydance operates across multiple formats and genres to build and monetize intellectual property worldwide. Its goal is to provide high-quality entertainment that spans cinema, television, animation, and immersive interactive experiences, growing its brands and audiences across platforms.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Post IPO Equity
Headquarters: Santa Monica, CA
Founded: 2010

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