Character Technical Director, Simulation
Aplicar ahora Aplique más tarde Job ID 10043755 Ubicación Burbank, California, Estados Unidos Business Walt Disney Animation Studios Fecha de publicación 07/03/2023Detalles del empleo:
At Walt Disney Animation Studios, Character TD's work on Character Rigging, Simulation Setup, and Technical Animation. We are currently hiring Character TD’s with an emphasis in Cloth Tailoring and Simulation to join our team in creating the most appealing character cloth performances on the planet!
Our ideal candidate has strong artistic skills built on top of a solid technical foundation. You will work closely with the industry's top talent in fields ranging from design and modeling through animation to bring our characters to life.
Responsibilities:
Tailor garments that are principally constructed and fine tune their properties to express specific and often stylized materials
Author simulation rigs that maintain a high level of appeal and art direction over a wide range of motion, while also delivering a user-friendly control structure for authoring in shot performances
Shepherd the simulation aspects of the character from design turnover to delivery into technical animation and debugging any assets/shots with self-sufficiency
Work closely with adjacent departments (comprised of visual development, modeling, rigging, look development, animation and technical animation), iterating quickly and addressing notes accurately
Actively engage in and potentially be cast to other tasks that the department supports (rigging, simulation setup, and technical animation)
Requirements:
Strong understanding of the real world tailoring and pattern making
Deep understanding of Marvelous Designer and/or Clo3D
Understanding of the principles of animation and design
Strong desire to understand simulation tools, solvers, and real world physics
An attention to detail focused on delivering a quality product
Experience working in collaborative environments and taking direction
3+ years of professional experience of virtual garment production/CG Experience
Comfort with Linux environments
A Bachelor's degree in Art, Illustration, Computer Graphics, Engineering, related field or equivalent experience
An applicant will benefit from having:
An understanding of fashion design
Previous leadership/mentoring experience
An understanding of Python scripting
Experience in modeling, grooming, rigging, and/or character fx
A note about software:
At Disney we currently use Autodesk Maya as our primary platform, with proprietary solvers, hair instancing tools, and other authoring plugins. Applicants should be adept in Maya or Marvelous Designer or an equivalent CG application and demonstrate an aptitude for learning software quickly. A strong skill set in packages like Xgen and Houdini is an added plus.
Application Materials:
A reel of recent work that is no longer than 3 minutes
A selection of your best work with a focus on appealing costuming in motion
Examples of garment construction that demonstrate appealing design and principled construction
A resume that details your work history, outlining past experiences that relates to working on cloth and hair simulation setup in a collaborative environment
A separate page of text, detailing the breakdown of the visuals in the reel
An optional portfolio of drawing or sculpture work, reflecting an understanding of design and anatomy, is always welcome
The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The pay rate for this role in Burbank, CA is $54.74 to $60.21 per hour, which follows the pay scale agreed upon in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The base pay actually offered may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors.
Acerca de Walt Disney Animation Studios:
Combinando arte magistral y narración de cuentos con tecnología innovadora, Walt Disney Animation Studios es un estudio de animación dirigido por un cineasta responsable de crear algunas de las películas más queridas jamás realizadas. WDAS continúa construyendo sobre su rico legado de innovación y creatividad, desde el primer largometraje completamente animado, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, de 1937, hasta Frozen 2, de 2019, la película animada más grande de todos los tiempos, y la número 60, Encanto, que se estrenará en noviembre de 2021. Entre las creaciones atemporales del estudio se encuentran Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty, The Jungle Book, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Big Hero 6 y Zootopia.
Acerca de The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, junto con sus subsidiarias y afiliadas, es una empresa diversificada líder en medios y entretenimiento familiar a nivel internacional con los siguientes segmentos comerciales: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, Disney Parks, y Experiences and Products. Desde sus humildes comienzos como estudio de dibujos animados en la década de 1920 hasta su nombre preeminente en la industria del entretenimiento actual, Disney continúa orgullosamente su legado de crear historias y experiencias de primer nivel para cada miembro de la familia. Las historias, personajes y experiencias de Disney llegan a consumidores y huéspedes de todos los rincones del mundo. Con operaciones en más de 40 países, nuestros empleados y Cast Members trabajan juntos para crear experiencias de entretenimiento que sean tanto universales como locales.
Este puesto es en The Secret Lab , que forma parte de una empresa comercial que denominamos Walt Disney Animation Studios.
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