RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and streamline tools for asset delivery from Maya into our game engine (including models, animations, and shaders).
• Improve art and animation implementation by writing tools and establishing automated workflows.
• Create high-quality character and prop rigs, based upon guidelines defined by art and animation and within the technical constraints of the game.
• Responsible for collaboratively developing the production pipeline to ensure efficient asset creation and delivery, and a streamlined process for artists and engineers.
• Develop shaders in Maya and collaborate with engineering for parallel development in the game engine.
• Identify redundancies in our workflow and provide solutions for automation.
• Provide feedback to modelers to enhance the quality of the rigs.
• Provide rigging and skinning feedback to outsource studios.
• Help to drive and direct overall character and asset pipeline for future project needs, with tool/workflow development geared towards extensibility and flexibility for upcoming needs.
• Create documentation for tools, rigs, and workflows.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have worked on at least two 3D games from conception to completion.
• Excellent problem solver, great at deductive reasoning, and on the lookout for out-of-the-box solutions.
• Extended rigging and tooling knowledge in Maya.
• Experience working with game engineers.
• Great artistic sensibility and ability to execute the art direction through technical means. 
• Understanding of the technical limitations of mobile gaming production.
• Understanding of character design and animation, as it relates to rig development.
• Experienced in PyMel and Python.
• Familiarity with Maya Python API.
• Degree in Art or related field. 

NICE TO HAVE

• Shader creation/writing experience.
• Familiarity with tool creation for Photoshop. 
• Experience in C#.
• Experience leading a design and/or art team for either iPhone or Android applications.