Hasta La Motion!

Spin VFX is looking for a talented Maya senior rigger with a minimum of three years industry experience in Film.

A Senior Rigger’s primary responsibility is to create highly versatile character rigging systems and animation interfaces. The rigs will be used for feature film in the animation of 3D characters and props.

We are looking for a talented rigger who can:

– implement animation control rigging systems for complex characters and props using Maya
– set up rigs for low and high-res characters
– set up and rig character models
– work with animators to design, create, and maintain animation rigs for characters that are clean, efficient, and animation friendly
– design user interfaces and controls for characters and facial animation systems (bone and blend shape driven)
– maintain and improve current animation pipeline
– knowledge of animation sharing, and motion capture transfer between character rigs
– maintain a consistent level of productivity while meeting deadlines and producing high quality work
– troubleshoot and wrangle character-rigging issues for artists
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Requirements:

– minimum three years industry experience in 3D CG for digital animation or visual effects
– excellent communication skills a must
– experience in setting up cloth simulation rigs highly desirable
– experience with Maya and/or other high-end animation software required
– experience with mel, csh, python, TCL, perl or other scripting languages a must
– skilled knowledge of anatomy for animal/quadraped and human/biped
– ability to work well under pressure

This is a full-time position and employment is to commence as soon as possible.

To apply for this position, please submit a cover letter and resume with a link to your online website/portfolio demonstrating your ability in rigging, scripting and tools or plug-in design.

rigger-resume@spinpro.com

If you are submitting by mail, please send info and DVD to:

Spin VFX Toronto
620 King Street West
Toronto, Ontario Canada
M5V 1M6

www.spinpro.com

Preference will be given to Canadian residents.

Due to the number of anticipated responses, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

No phone calls or drop-ins please.

Our job is to translate words and concepts into animated films, an integeral part of the advertising process that helps the final advert make it to TV or a cinema near you! It is vital to be able to read a script and understand what the creative teams are trying to convey and be able to translate that into moving images. It makes it an exciting and ever changing job, with no brief the same.

An exciting opportunity now exists for a self-motivated, talented and enthusiastic Senior Lead Artist to lead our team in Chicago. If you have a passion for animation and a genuine interest in 3D art, with an instinctive creative ability and artistic eye read on.

The Senior Lead Artist is responsible for the overall look of the animations and will supervise the teams output and also ensures that the work gets done according to schedule. Working alongside the Production Manager, the Senior Lead Artist should be able to anticipate problems and plan for any contingencies in our Chicago studio.

It is this combination of creative development and management that makes the Senior Lead Artist’s role unique. You will get to turn your hand to every part of the film process, from modeling, texturing, lighting and animating to directing, cinematography, editing and compositing so strong experience in these areas is a must. The fast pace of advertising also means that you will need to be great at organizing the team, the production schedule and delivering to deadline. Attention to detail in 3D makes the difference between OK and blooming marvelous. As we only deal in marvelous you will need to demonstrate your attention is near obsessive levels.

We mostly work in the advertising industry and commercials have at most, 30 seconds to make their point and sell their product. For us, long show reels won’t work. Show us that you understand your craft and how brilliant you are at it. Demonstrate that you understand what we do and why we would be absolute fools not to employ you.

We can’t wait to see your CV and showreel ASAP to JobsUSA@pipedreams3d.com.

Essential Knowledge and Skills

The Senior Lead Artist will be an artist who can inspire and motivate a team of creative talent. They must understand the abilities within the studio and also of any outsourced contractors. They must also build good working relationships and communicate clearly with senior managers and teams. They also need an understanding of the technology, its capabilities and constraints.

This is not an entry level role. Pipe Dreams 3D Senior Lead Artists need at least 10 years industry experience, usually acquired in different industries and various roles within an art department, culminating in a senior or team leadership role.Your experience, skill set, knowledge and talent should be wide and varied: Modelling (characters & environments), animation, lighting, editing, cinematography, directing, storytelling, compositing and generally the eye for making our films look fantastic…

They should be able to use the various software packages and have a thorough understanding of the technologies.

In addition to the above, artists must have;

• art and design skills
• creativity and imagination
• awareness of colour, modelling and texturing techniques
• attention to detail and observation skills
• good communication skills
• the ability to lead a team and work independently
• ability to work to a style guide and storyboards
• organisational skills and the ability to work to deadlines

• 3dsMax (Animation, Modelling, Characters, Mental Ray)
• Photoshop
• Premiere
• Fusion prefered (or Similar)

Experience and Professional Qualifications Required

Experience in either the games,films industry or similar is required. High competency in 3D Studio Max is vital. Experience and strong technical expertise in Mental Ray, Photoshop, Premiere, Compositing (Fusion prefered) is essential, with a proven ability in how to use these packages in all aspects of modelling, texturing, compositing and animation and editing fundamental.

Additional Information

– Candidates must have a flexible attitude towards working hours
– Some evening and weekend work may be required from time to time
– Candidates must be wiling to travel; visits to overseas studios may be required

http://www.smoothdevil.com/index.php…ob&job_id=1544

closes: 12 Mar 2011

MPC (The Moving Picture Company) leads the world in post production and visual effects for the Feature Film, Advertising, Digital and Television industries. With offices in London, LA, New York, Vancouver and Bangalore, technology is instrumental in allowing our highly talented artists to collaborate across timezones to create the exceptionally high quality effects that our clients expect.

Due to continued growth, we seek to appoint a Head Of Technology for our Vancouver studio which focuses on feature VFX work for our clients based on the west coast. This key role will report into the local business manager and work closely with the London-based technology management team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensuring the needs of productions are met by MPC’s technology
• Work with Head Of Film and Head Of Production to oversee overall day to day operations and business strategy
• Capacity planning and management for technical resources
• Consult with production and creative staff to ensure best practices are followed
• Work with MPC technology management team to define and execute technical strategy
• Manage technical development projects, both for local business and for select global projects.
• Manage local facility services such as HVAC, electrical and construction projects.
• Overall management of the Data, Systems and Software teams, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery against production requirements
• Building and tracking technology budgets
• Manage technology purchasing to ensure on-time delivery within budget

Requirements:

• A minimum of 5 years experience of managing technical operations and development
• Strong knowledge of VFX and HPC technologies.
• Proven track record of successfully managing software development projects
• Excellent communication, negotiation and problem solving skills
• Highly structured and organised approach to managing a diverse range of tasks
• Ability to earn the respect and trust of production and technology people alike.

Details:

• Location: Vancouver, Canada
• Start Date: As soon as possible

If this position sounds of interest then please apply via our website.

We look forward to hearing from you!

QUALIFICATIONS:
Software knowledge requirments: After Effects, Syntheyes or PFtrack, nuke experience a plus
Basic knowledge of a 3D application: Lightwave or Maya, 3Ds Max a plus
Previous Film production experience
Good at paint an clean plate creation.
Ability to communicate effectively with Team and producers as well as manage junior artists
Ability to get high quality scene tracking data using Syntheyes or PFtrack

Onsite work only
Facility is located in Westlake Village, California 91361

Submission Process:
Send an email to yael@stereoscopicfx.com
Subject Line should be the desired position
Include resume, desired compensation, and shot contribution list in the body of the email and a link to online Demo reel