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Senior Level Character Rigger/TD job

Posted: June 21, 2006
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subject: Senior Level Character Rigger/TD , Naughty Dog, Inc.

Naughty Dog, Inc. is looking for Senior Level Character Rigger/TD
Starting Date: ASAP
Job details: Naughty Dog, Inc. is looking for a fulltime Senior Rigger with an EXTENSIVE professional history with Maya.
Requirements: Ideally this individual should possess the following skills:
~Setting up facial systems/expressions that includes a comination of joints & blend shapes with an emphasis on automating nuances and subtleties.
~Experience with viewport facial controls and set-driven key based facial control setups.
~Strong MEL knowledge that should include both procedural based scripting and UI based scripting.
~Patient & open to edits and requests.
~Experience with motion capture dealing with body and facial capture.
~Advanced deformation setup which should include muscle based deformation through the use of joints, and advanced weight painting to achieve realistic human deformation.
~Advanced animation control setup- inverse kinematics, constraints, set-driven-keys, utility nodes, expressions... etc.
~Strong understanding of technical 3D principles such as vectors, transformations, spaces & contraints.

The position also requires a thorough understanding of human anatomy, specifically facial and anatomical muscle and bone structures. Candidates might be asked to rig a sample character for evaluation purposes. Reels and portfolios must include examples of professional work, and an exact breakdown of your specific contribution to the material submitted.

Submissions can be sent to Bob Rafei, Art Director, by email: artjobs@naughtydog.com, with the position of interest labeled in the "Re:" line.

Or mail to our Santa Monica, CA office:
Attn: B. Rafei
Re: (indicate the job you are applying for here)
1601 Cloverfield Blvd.,
North 6000
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Location: Santa Monica
CA
USA

web site - http://www.naughtydog.com
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