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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Oversee the production of all animation and rigging needs across all studio projects. Coordinate production efforts with other directors, leads, and producers. Animate and rig characters and props and integrate into Unity. Coordinate efforts with the Animation Department to see that all production needs are met. Communicate workloads and deadlines and production concerns to all relevant parties. Provide feedback and mentorship to other animators through critique and one-on-one meetings.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Teach animation principles to students through lecture and assignments; give Critique and advice for improvement of animation skills; Teach Rigging and Animation within Maya; problem solve issues with students to overcome problems and improve their abilities in Maya; Grade assignments as objectively as possible; perform demonstrations of animation, both traditional 2D and 3D.

Draper, Utah, United States

Draper, Ut

Oversee all animation and rigging tasks across all projects. Foster an environment of positivity, inclusion, and creativity. Maintain schedules and workloads of the animation department. Rig and animate characters(Avatars and NPC's). Conduct performance reviews and monthly informal meetings with artists in the Animation Department to ensure each individual is able to work and progress in their abilities and roles within the company. Establish a review process to ensure animation standards are being met with proper feedback and critique. Coordinate animation priorities and deadlines to meet the needs of the studio. Work with other department heads to make sure all animation dependencies are met and delivered. Help manage outsourcing partners and oversee the feedback and communication between companies. Create and maintain maya tools using MEL and Python coding languages. Search for, encourage, and implement innovative solutions to streamline pipeline processes and to meet game design needs.

Rigging of animals, characters, and other objects; Animation cycles both human and animal; Animation of In Game Cinematics; MEL and Python scripting of tools used for production and pipeline streamlining; After effects composting; Story boarding of cinematics; Coordinate efforts with other animators and between other disciplines

Associates Degree, Animation

High School Diploma, Art/Art Studies, General

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