Rigging Artist (Contract)

About InfiniteWorld

InfiniteWorld navigates brands, creators, and their products into the digital revolution known as the Metaverse, providing a full 360 degree solution, anchored by content creation, digital distribution, and consumer engagement.

Our fully-remote Production Studio is always looking for skilled Rigging Artists to join us on a project basis, with the potential for continual work after a few months. In this role, you will create and maintain character & 3D rigs in Maya to support us on our current projects in the Media and Entertainment Departments. As a Rigging Artist with InfiniteWorld, you must have the ability to successfully manage and produce multiple deadline-driven projects while maintaining the utmost accuracy and the highest quality.

**Applications must contain a reel/portfolio to be considered. US-based candidates preferred.

Role and Responsibilities

• Set up rigs for low and high-res characters
• Work with animators to design, create, and maintain animation rigs for characters that are clean, efficient, and animation friendly
• Integration and optimization of rigs into the production pipeline
• Create feature-quality, scripted rigs and refine them based on the needs of animators and downstream departments
• Providing support and updates to rigs throughout the production process
• Maintain a consistent level of productivity while meeting deadlines and producing high-quality work
• Receives direction from leadership, and troubleshoot and wrangle character-rigging issues

Professional Qualifications

• Proven production experience in a team environment as a rigger or technical artist
• Background or experience in fine art accompanied by a thorough understanding of physical motion, weight, balance, and form highly desired
• Strong knowledge of Maya is required
• Experience with Python, Mel, C++, and 3ds Max is a plus
• Experience delivering complete milestone/tasks under tight deadlines is desired
• Solid knowledge of human/animal anatomy

Personal Characteristics

• Proactive in solving technical challenges and incorporating changes
• An eye for detail and excellent organizational skills
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Willingness to adopt and learn in-house tools and workflows

Please note that while we would like to respond to every application, due to the high volume of applications for this position, it may not always be possible. We will keep your application on file for any suitable openings in the future.

Create with us. Join our InfiniteWorld team!

InfiniteWorld does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, height, weight, veteran status, military obligations, or marital status. Every day our team is honored to work with entrepreneurs and innovators from every corner of the globe, and we aim to build a team that reflects the diversity of our customers. Each individual at InfiniteWorld brings their own perspectives, work experiences, lifestyles, and cultures with them, and we believe that a more diverse team creates more innovative products, provides a better service to its customers, and helps us all grow and learn as individuals.