ICON Creative Studio Hiring For Rigging Supervisor at Vancouver, BC Full Time

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ICON Creative Studio is Canada’s largest independently owned animation entertainment company located in the historic Gastown district of Vancouver, BC Canada with design, storyboarding, modeling, rigging, animation, technical finaling, lighting, visual effects, and compositing artists alongside creative and management teams.

Known for our quality, efficiency, and timely deliveries, ICON has partnered alongside distributors, broadcasters, and streaming platforms around the world to help create, realize and produce noteworthy content.

ICON operates from a holistic philosophy that leverages individual skill sets to maximize production efficiency on the floor while maintaining an optimal balance of creativity and quality on-screen.-

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Work in studio or remotely (anywhere in British Columbia).

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Why work at ICON?

At ICON we constantly invest in raising the bar of our productions and fostering our people. If you are a passionate artist capable of sharing success with others, we’d like to hear from you!

• Join the fastest growing CG Animation studio in Vancouver
• Work in a safe environment. The company has successfully set up the ability to work from home via a high-speed Teradici connection.
• Work on top feature episodic CG franchises for leading streaming platforms (Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+, Amazon, Peacock, Paramount+ etc.)
• Work with a diverse group of artists from all over the world who have come to BC to join our expanding studio
• Use all of the latest tools and Softwares
• We uphold a premium standard of quality across all of our production
• We hire for the long term and give artists the opportunity to grow, get promoted and take on as much responsibility as they can manage
• We offer flexibility and autonomy
• We facilitate requests and make changes in a timely manner
• We support PR applications
• Direct Deposit
• We offer a generous benefits package for all employees

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RIGGING SUPERVISOR

• Overview:
  • Rigging Supervisors work with every team member to ensure that the department is running at its maximum proficiency. They work with the heads of all departments, problem solving for current and future shows at the highest possible level.

• Responsibilities:
  • Responsible for on time delivery and quality of the show in regards to rigging
  • Attend all meetings with the client and express rigging related opinion when necessary
  • Responsible for bidding for the show
  • Have great understanding of tools, workflows, shows and team members
  • Choose the best matching team members for shows
  • Maintain a complete understanding of everything happening on the show
  • Predict show difficulties and be proactive with finding solutions
  • Communicate key points from meetings to the team
  • Oversee the communication between production and show leads
  • Work closely with Anim and SFN supervisors to create rigs that work for their needs
  • Find common rigging issues in shows and bring them up in department meetings
  • Prioritize Rigging Development for current and future shows
  • Have a good artistic eye for detail
  • Have great understanding of body and facial anatomy
  • Have great understanding of Facial Action Coding System

• Qualifications:
  • Have at least 5 year of related experience
  • Impeccable communication skills
  • Being calm and strong under pressure
  • Proficient in Maya
  • Proficient in Python
  • Familiar with C++
  • Familiar with 3D related math subjects
  • Strong knowledge and experience with dynamic systems, eg: nCloth and nHair
  • GIT power user

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ICON Creative Studio is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

• Ask us about our generous benefits program.