Job Description

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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).
- 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!

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• 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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LEAD RIGGER

• Overview:
  • Lead Riggers are responsible for overseeing at least one production as well as efficiently working with other Rigging Leads and Supervisors to ensure all shows are running smoothly.
  • Lead Riggers are expected to have proven their technical and production knowledge and be able to effectively lead and motivate a team.

• Responsibilities:
  • Delegate all tasks & notes to the Rigging team while understanding their strengths & weaknesses
  • Responsible for Technical Oversight of the show
  • Train and help other riggers on the show with any technical questions or issues
  • Write and maintain scripts and related documentation for the department and the show
  • Find common rigging issues with tools and workflows and bring them up in leads’ meetings
  • Submit technical revisions at the modelling stage
  • Submit honest and accurate performance reviews

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

SENIOR RIGGER

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• Overview:
  • Senior Riggers are strong rigging artists that can tackle an array of difficult rigging tasks.

• Responsibilities:
  • Tackle the hardest rig tasks on the show
  • Help Mid and Junior riggers with technical issues
  • Write and maintain scripts for the department and show
  • Able to work by themselves on difficult tasks with little to no supervision.

• Qualifications:
  • Have at least 2 years of related experience
  • Strong knowledge of Maya
  • Python knowledge is a must
  • Proficient in nCloth and nHair
  • GIT power user
  • Experience delivering tasks under deadlines
  • Experience in an animation production environment

INTERMEDIATE RIGGER

• Overview:
  • Mid level Rigging artists have a full grasp and ability to do everything expected from a Junior Rigger to a higher quality and at a faster speed.

• Responsibilities:
  • Able to rig a variety of characters, props, vehicles with minimal input
  • Work with Senior Riggers to learn and grow
  • Learn & expand coding abilities to start to assist the department with development and technical challenges
  • Stay in constant communication with the Lead Rigger
  • Assist Junior Riggers with simple questions
  • Take direction easily

• Qualifications:
  • Have at least 1 year of related experience
  • Strong knowledge of Maya
  • Descent Python knowledge is required
  • Basic nCloth and nHair knowledge is required
  • Knowledge of GIT a plus
  • Experience delivering tasks under deadlines

JUNIOR RIGGER

• Overview:
  • Junior Riggers are responsible for building the rigs assigned to them by their Lead.

• Responsibilities:
  • Create prop, vehicle and character rigs to meet production requirements
  • Learn and use in-house rigging tools efficiently to create different types of rigs
  • Expected to learn and grow from all fellow rigging artists
  • Take direction easily

• Qualifications:
  • Strong knowledge of Maya
  • Python experience a plus
  • nCloth experience a plus
  • Knowledge of GIT a plus
  • Experience delivering tasks under deadlines

- 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.

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  Ask us about our generous benefits program.