Rigging/Creature TD
Important Looking Pirates is a world class visual effects and digital animation studio based in Stockholm, London and Hamburg.
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About Important Looking Pirates
Important Looking Pirates (ILP) is a multiple VES and Emmy award-winning studio and have created animation and visual effects for some of the greatest storytellers.
Founded by artists in 2007, ILP was established with the vision of becoming one of the top international suppliers of VFX in terms of quality, professionalism, and service. With amazing projects such as Shogun, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Fallout, The Mandalorian, Westworld and Star Wars: The Last Jedi in ILP’s portfolio, we can proudly say that we are one of the most successful studios in the world.
At ILP, we have assembled one of the best visual effects teams in the business, with talents from all corners of the world. All our artists, technicians and support personnel are driven by passion for what they do and always strive to push the limits of what can be accomplished.
About the position
We’re looking for a Rigging/Creature TD to join our team! If you like rigging monsters, or robots, or monsters with frickin’ robot arms, we’d like to speak to you! As part of the rigging team at ILP, you’ll work on a broad range of projects and assets, in close cooperation with artists and leads from other disciplines.
For this role, you will need to be comfortable with Python scripting and classes, Git, and working within a modular rigging framework. This is a permanent position, and candidates must be based in London, Stockholm, or Hamburg, or willing to relocate.
Your work will include:
- Working with our production team, leads, and supervisors to provide end-to-end rigging solutions
- Building and maintaining efficient rigs/motion systems for production
- Writing tools and scripts to facilitate the transfer of data throughout the pipeline
- Working independently and efficiently, with a good understanding of how assets will be used later in the pipeline
- Producing high-end deformations in Maya using a variety of techniques
- Contributing to ongoing development of our in-house rigging framework
You need the following:
Experience building rigs in a procedural pipeline
Python scripting, and object-oriented design in Python
Solid understanding of Maya and industry-standard rigging practices
Understanding of how to work in a Git environment
Useful additional skills:
Experience in one or several of the following areas: muscle and fat simulation and rigging in Ziva Dynamics, cloth sim, grooming, shot sculpt (artistic and pipeline), modelling
Experience with Maya Bifrost, USD
Experience with Git and GitLab or equivalent
UI authoring in PyQt
Familiarity with OpenMaya and/or C++
Good understanding of human and animal anatomy
Houdini experience/familiarity
Understanding of 3D math
Reasonable understanding of all stages of a VFX pipeline and the willingness to actively engage and problem-solve with other groups
- Locations
- Stockholm, Hamburg, London
- Remote status
- Hybrid
About Important Looking Pirates
Important Looking Pirates is a world class visual effects and digital animation studio founded in Stockholm in 2007 by artists for artists. We have since grown into an award winning studio, with offices in Sweden, in the UK and in Germany.
Our vision is to be at the forefront of VFX content creation, renowned for the quality of our work and our services as well as for the depth of the company culture.
All Pirates, artists, technicians and support personnel are driven by passion for what we do and always strive to push the limits of what can be accomplished.
Rigging/Creature TD
Important Looking Pirates is a world class visual effects and digital animation studio based in Stockholm, London and Hamburg.
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