Are you looking to work with a tight knit team of artists and developers from across the world and have a huge impact on creating AAA games. Counterplay Games is seeking a self driven Senior Rigging Technical Artist to use their rigging prowess and technical know-how to inspire and help push the boundaries of character work on our next gen titles.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Design, create, test, and maintain character rigs/setups
Experience setting up joint and face rigs
Effectively communicate feedback and work with teams to create assets that meet rigging requirements
Work closely with animation and Technical art leads to plan character skeleton and control distribution
Identify deficiencies in the character production pipeline and own the development of new techniques and processes
Experience setting up character and animation blueprints in Unreal Engine
Operation of Counterplay’s proprietary rigging system and DCC tools and technology
Work with production management to prioritize tasks
Keep up to date with new technologies in game production

REQUIREMENTS & SKILLS:

5+ years of experience and at least one shipped title or equivalent project work
In-depth knowledge of Maya
Strong understanding of Body and Facial Anatomy
Experience rigging complex characters, creatures and vehicles in Maya
Programming experience with scripting in python, Pymel, PyQt/PySide.
Experience setting up production workflows based on project needs, while being able to follow guidelines
Problem solving skills, good collaboration and a keen eye for detail are critical for success in this role

BONUS SKILLS:

Experience with C++ and C#
Programming experience with scripting in maya API
Experience using Physics systems (ncloth, Ziva, etc.)