CG Rigging Artist

Atomic Cartoons•Vancouver, BC

6d•CA$1,300 - CA$1,600•Hybrid

About The Position

This is an excellent opportunity for a talented CG Rigging Artist to join the crew one of our CG projects! Atomic Cartoons, a Blue Ant Studios company, is an award-winning, internationally renowned animation studio with teams in Vancouver, Ottawa, and Los Angeles. Known for an artist-driven culture that attracts, retains and promotes the best talent in the business, Atomic develops and produces high-end animated content that spans preschool, comedy, action-adventure, adult and commercial genres, and everything in between. The animation studio has developed a stellar global reputation for its ability to translate big brands like LEGO, Star Wars, My Little Pony, CoComelon, and many more into top-notch animation, while also developing high-quality original Atomic productions like The Last Kids on Earth,Rocket Saves the Day, and Mermicorno: Starfall. Atomic is B Corp certified and a BC Benefit Company.

Requirements

Prior experience as a CG Rigging Artist on a CG Animated series or feature.
Rigging experience with Autodesk Maya.
Experience with Python required.
Experience rigging a variety of characters and props, including facial animation systems.
Able to communicate creative and technical thoughts and ideas.
Background in visual arts/design with a strong understanding of form, geometry, and movement.
Basic modeling skills and ability to understand polygonal mesh flow.
Currently legally eligible to work in Canada.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of dynamics, animation and/or previs is an asset.
Experience with Flow (Autodesk Shotgrid) is an asset.
BC residents are preferred for this role.
Applicants must have resided within BC as of December 31, 2025 and be able to provide the appropriate supporting documents.

Responsibilities

Create and support interfaces, control mechanisms, and tools for production assets.
Design and implement new tools and techniques for the production.
Work closely with the animators and modelers to set up character rigs that will maintain a cohesive look during the animation process.
Share ideas, collaborate and work closely with other members of the production.
Be updated and familiar with new techniques, tools or other related software.
Meet deadlines as assigned by production management.