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Performance (Animation, Creature, and FX) - Vancouver, Canada

Facial Riggers at DNEG are crucial to the making of our world-famous creatures and assets. Working closely with the CG Lead and Animation Lead, they are responsible for the creation of animation rigs for specialist characters.

Our Facial Riggers have the ability to see the bigger picture and advise the Leads on pipe-friendly rigs for texturing, grooming, lighting, and rendering. Technical minds are always fostered at DNEG, and we encourage our teams to work with the R&D department to help deliver the tools and technologies needed to deliver high-quality rigs. From time to time, it may be necessary to implement proprietary tools to aid in creating animation rigs. This is a team effort, so you'll work closely with our Rigging Supervisors and Animation Leads/Supervisors to develop the most suitable rigging solutions.

5+ years of experience with significant creature/character projects
• body, face, mechanical rigs)
•... In-depth knowledge of FACS and Animal FACS
• Extensive understanding of human and animal anatomy
• Fundamental animation knowledge

Programming or scripting skills (i.e., MEL, Python, C++)

The base salary range for this full-time position is $120,000 to $138,000. An individual's pay within a given range is determined by their transferrable or job-related skills and work experience. Salary ranges are modified from time to time based on external market data collected through our third-party surveys.

We are DNEG, one of the world’s leading visual effects and animation companies for the creation of award-winning feature film, television, and multiplatform content. We employ more than 9,000 people with worldwide offices and studios across North America (Los Angeles, Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver), Europe (London), Asia (Bangalore, Mohali, Chennai, Mumbai), and Australia (Sydney).

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