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Blend Shape Artist
M2 Animation
Job Summary
An M2 Animation Blendshape Artist will collaborate closely with the Art, Animation, and Rigging teams, transforming artistic concepts into expressive facial animation for a diverse cast of characters, elevating the quality of our character performance across all productions and genres.
Location & Reporting
Reports To: Supervisor
Location: Primarily onsite, in studio, Bangkok, Thailand. Occasional travel to other M2 locations may be required as determined by the Facilities and Human Resources Manager via the Head of Studio.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Animation, Art, Rigging, and Modeling teams to develop blend shapes for comprehensive facial rigs, supporting realistic human, stylized, and fantastical character designs.
- Troubleshoot topology to enhance model quality and animation feasibility, providing constructive feedback to the Modeling team.
- Execute facial motion tests, refine blend shapes based on feedback, and continuously improve facial animation quality.
- Operate within established blend shape pipelines, proposing innovations and workflow improvements.
- Mentor peers and junior artists in blend shape creation, fostering a collaborative team environment.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Minimum 3 years of professional experience in facial blend shape creation for high-end television productions, games, or features.
- Strong familiarity with Facial Action Coding System (FACS) or equivalent facial animation techniques.
- Passionate commitment to bringing animated characters to life through expressive facial animation.
- Robust portfolio or demo reel showcasing expertise in facial blend shapes.
- Proficiency in Maya, specifically its blend shape functionalities.
- Solid grasp of character topology, including edge flow and polygon optimization.
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, deadline-driven environment.
- Strong communication, time management, and organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with Unreal Engine.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Good team player with great attitude, dependable and flexible.
- Takes direction well and exercises close attention to detail.
- Leadership and management skills, with an ability to multitask various tasks.
- Excellent understanding of English both spoken and written.
Application Process
Whether you’re just beginning your career or have several years of experience, we are always on the lookout for new talent and freelancers to join our family. Feel free to submit a general application in any number of departments.
