Barnstorm VFX

Barnstorm VFX

Artiste en Rigging - Rigging Artist (MTL)

Montreal, Quebec · Senior

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About the role

  • This role is open to Canadian based talent.
  • The posted pay range is aligned with what we believe is fair pay at the time of posting this role.
  • An applicant's relevant education, experience, skills and qualifications, location and currency may all be considered when deciding pay position within the range.

Responsibilities

  • Build, maintain, and troubleshoot high-quality body and facial rigs using mGear and Maya.
  • Optimize and prep rigs for animation and shot-based simulation, including grooming integration and cache publishing.
  • Develop and maintain internal tools, scripts, and workflows in Python or VEX
  • Collaborate with Pipeline and CG Supervision on next-gen creature workflows across Houdini, Maya, mGear
  • Build procedural systems to scale with show demands, including auto-rigging tools, sim libraries, and caching solutions
  • Create documentation, tools, and workflows that support groom, layout, and lighting handoff

Requirements

  • You are a Senior Creature/Rigging Artist who is experienced in CFX and Tech Anim, ready to bring your technical artistry and problem-solving mindset to a team that values flexibility, clarity, and ownership.
  • 8+ years experience in high-end VFX for episodics or features
  • 2+ years experience leading or supervising rigging/CFX teams
  • Strong understanding of version control, shot-specific caching, and tech animation data prep
  • Use ShotGrid/Flow to track your tasks and any creature artists you are supporting, to keep to production's schedule.

Nice to have

  • You're fluent in Maya, Houdini, mGear, Python (plus a few tricks up your sleeve), and know how to debug a broken rig or sim without skipping a beat.

Compensation

  • À propos de Barnstorm
  • Barnstorm est un studio d'effets visuels nommé aux Emmy Awards et aux VES Awards, avec des bureaux à Burbank, en Californie, et à Vancouver, en Colombie-Britannique.
  • Nous créons des effets visuels photoréalistes pour des productions télévisuelles et des projets destinés aux plateformes de diffusion en continu, couvrant une grande variété de genres.
  • Notre culture repose sur la créativité et la collaboration.
  • Alors que nous poursuivons notre croissance, nous nous engageons à préserver notre ADN agile et axé sur les artistes tout en faisant évoluer nos structures, nos processus et notre leadership.
  • Qui êtes-vous?

Benefits

  • Pay ranges may change.Benefit plans are dependent on the local plan offering and employment status but all US and Canada plans include a comprehensive health insurance plan, retirement savings, and paid time off.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in their country of residence and be willing to work on-site/hybrid as required by production and studio location.
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