Rockstar North - Lead Facial Rigger - Edinburgh, UK
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Rockstar North is looking for a Lead Facial Rigger to join its highly talented team in Edinburgh for our current and next generation console game development. The successful candidate would be responsible for assigning and directing work to an internal and external team of riggers and technical animators, building and maintaining a team of artists, and driving quality.
The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years experience creating high end facial rigs in the video games industry with focus on both the technical and aesthetic features of facial animation performance. The candidate will work closely with the local and external rigging, animation and graphics departments to understand the systems and mechanics and balance our needs with the technical and aesthetic requirements of video game facial animation.
Responsibilities
Requirements
You can view all of Rockstar North's open vacancies on http://www.rockstargames.com/careers/openings/rockstar-north
About the studio;
Part of the Rockstar family since 1999 and based out of modern, spacious, purpose-built studios in the heart of Edinburgh, Rockstar North develops original game titles and are proud to be the developer of the genre-defining Grand Theft Auto series. At Rockstar North, youll find a very proud team of hard-working creatives committed to pushing the boundaries of the medium.
About Edinburgh
Based in Scotland's picturesque and historic capital city of Edinburgh, Rockstar North's contemporary studio building is easily reached by bus, car or by train, with the city's main rail station a brief five minute walk away. Dominated by its 15th Century Castle, this culturally vibrant city of approximately 500,000 people is home yearly to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the largest arts celebration in the world. Along with a diverse collection of bars, clubs, plentiful shops, restaurants, and cafes on the studio's doorstep, the city is surrounded by easily accessible open countryside, fantastic beaches and a wide range of sporting facilities.
The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years experience creating high end facial rigs in the video games industry with focus on both the technical and aesthetic features of facial animation performance. The candidate will work closely with the local and external rigging, animation and graphics departments to understand the systems and mechanics and balance our needs with the technical and aesthetic requirements of video game facial animation.
Responsibilities
- Working with Lead Animator and Lead Animation Programmer to understand the systems, mechanics and pipelines of the in-game animation pipeline and drive this forward.
- Working with Lead Graphics Programmer to understand the shaders and complexities of next generation rendering pipelines.
- Keeping abreast of all current facial technologies and keep Rockstar at the cutting edge.
- Bringing innovation and resolution to technical problems and challenges throughout production.
- Helping develop and manage a facial rigging team distributed over several sites, including mentoring other technical artists to help improve their skills.
- Demonstrate creativity and technical ability within the constraints of console development.
- Develop and maintain approval processes for rigs.
- Critique, evaluate and feedback to all our teams.
- Ensure clear and consistent documentation of production pipeline.
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional industry experience.
- Prior experience of managing a team.
- Exemplary communication and organisation skills.
- Professional attitude and aptitude to learn.
- Proficient with 3ds Max and MotionBuilder.
- Flexibility to travel to other studios.
You can view all of Rockstar North's open vacancies on http://www.rockstargames.com/careers/openings/rockstar-north
About the studio;
Part of the Rockstar family since 1999 and based out of modern, spacious, purpose-built studios in the heart of Edinburgh, Rockstar North develops original game titles and are proud to be the developer of the genre-defining Grand Theft Auto series. At Rockstar North, youll find a very proud team of hard-working creatives committed to pushing the boundaries of the medium.
About Edinburgh
Based in Scotland's picturesque and historic capital city of Edinburgh, Rockstar North's contemporary studio building is easily reached by bus, car or by train, with the city's main rail station a brief five minute walk away. Dominated by its 15th Century Castle, this culturally vibrant city of approximately 500,000 people is home yearly to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the largest arts celebration in the world. Along with a diverse collection of bars, clubs, plentiful shops, restaurants, and cafes on the studio's doorstep, the city is surrounded by easily accessible open countryside, fantastic beaches and a wide range of sporting facilities.