Senior Roto Animation Artist

Full Time Job
The roto-animator is a highly technical position, responsible for tracking and animating a given object or character to live action footage at an advanced level of detail directed by the department Supervisor. Responsibilities include proper use of studio tracking, animation and pipeline tools maintaining proper special formatting as outlined by the layout department and reporting potential issues to the supervisor or leads.

Responsibilities:

• Imports the tracking/layout data to appropriate application and, using established techniques and tools
• Tracks the characters/objects using approved puppets as directed
• Maintains communication with tracking/layout artists to verify position accuracy
• Manages notes from Supervisor or leads and ensure they are applied
• Once tasks are complete, the animated character/objects will go through QC and published to the studio

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' experience
• Knowledge of Tracking, Character Matchmove with understanding of Rigging is highly desired
• Strong animation skills are required
• Must have experience working with Maya
• Knowledge in python/MEL is desired
• Experience using in multiple tracking software like (3DEqualizer, SynthEyes, PFTrack etc.) is essential
• Linux experience preferred
• Experience with Nuke and Houdini is an asset
• Able to take direction well and adaptable to change
• Good at improvising and problem-solving