About the role
Position Information
Job Title: CG Character Rigger
Function: Production
Office Location: Toronto
Business: Brown Bag Films
Type of Position: Full-time Contract
Salary Range: $60,000 – $70,000 per year
Job Description
At Brown Bag Films, our motto is simple: “We Love Animation™.” And we mean it — we put our artists at the heart of everything we do. As one of the most creatively driven animation studios, we are passionate about creating high-quality, engaging content for kids and families everywhere.
We're looking for a talented CG Rigger to develop high-quality rigs for characters, props, and environments that support the artistic and technical needs of our productions.
Purpose
To rig allocated characters, props and environments for the designated show, in line with the workflow and pipeline needs and to a consistent style and the quality level required.
Delivery
- Character, prop and set rigs
- Rigging Tools
Measurements
- Completion of tasks within agreed schedule.
- Handling of revisions and tweaks effectively.
Key Responsibilities
- Designing, creating, testing and maintaining character set ups.
- Collaborating with animators to design motion controls.
- Creating secondary dynamics systems to aid animation.
- Providing technical feedback to modelling department to ensure topology meets deformation requirements.
- Working with production management to prioritize tasks.
- Troubleshooting problems with rigs in production.
- Performing technical checks and quality control on overseas and in-house assets.
- Ensuring outsource partner has clear direction on BBF rigging requirements.
Key Requirements
- Working knowledge of CG pipeline and animation environment.
- Working as a Rigger (or similar position) in either broadcast or feature film work.
- Understands the core skills of rigging in Maya and is able to operate in the environment.
Desirable Skills:
- Experience with asset tracking systems (e.g. shotgun).
Additional Information
- Eligibility: Applicants need to be legally eligible to work in Canada and have Ontario residency.
- Benefits and Perks: Employees receive competitive perks including comprehensive benefits, paid vacation, and health & wellness days.
- Diversity and Inclusion: 9 Story Media is committed to equity in the recruitment process and encourages applications from diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to, Indigenous peoples, Racialized and LGBT2SQ+ communities, candidates from a range of ages and religious beliefs, and people with disabilities.
- Accommodation: The company will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application and interview process.