Senior Rigger

Wolcen is looking for an Senior Rigger, interested in working within a multi-cultural in our journey to develop our project. The ideal candidate is organized, self-motivated, and thrives in a collaborative environment, working closely with animators, character artists, and technical teams to develop the rigging workflow, pipeline and design the documentation for our team.

This is a full-time position. We are currently working remotely, and candidates within CET ±2 time zones are ideal.

Responsibilities:

· Rig and skin 3D assets (characters, creatures, props, sets, etc.) to achieve the intended animation quality for both gameplay and cinematics.

· Work alongside Character Artists and Animators providing support and addressing feedback to get the best visual results in games.

· Troubleshoot, maintain and improve rigs in production, while ensuring their stability for the animation team

· Apply Strong mathematical knowledge (including linear algebra) to improve rigging techniques.

· Research and develop custom tools and scripts to enhance and extend in-house tool.

· Mentorship juniors and intermediate members of the team to help them raise their skills and standards

· Expert proficiency in Autodesk Maya and rigging systems, including deformers, constraints, and skeleton structures.

· Experience developing real-time facial rigs for cinematics and gameplay.

· Strong knowledge of Python scripting for automation and tool development. (Python, Cmds, PySide/PyQt)

· Ability to debug and optimize rigs for real-time performance.

Qualifications:

· 5+ years of experience as a Rigger in the video game or VFX industry.

· Proven production experience in rigging.

· Rigging portfolio showcasing technical and artistic rigging expertise

· Sense of initiative, originality and resourcefulness in problem solving

· Team player, good communication skills 

· Advanced English language skills

What could be nice to have:

· Experience with Control Rig in Unreal Engine 5.

· Familiarity with Human IK.

· Experience with Motion Builder and motion capture pipelines.

· Unreal Engine 5 technical knowledge.

· C++ programming experience.

· Experience with source control software (Perforce).

Skills and competencies show up in different forms and can be based on different experiences, which is why we strongly encourage you to apply even if you do not have all the requirements listed above.