Senior Facial Character TD - United States, Remote
Job Title: Senior Facial Character TD (Senior Character TD)
Summary: Responsible for authoring facial rigs from scratch or utilizing a variety of high-resolution scan-data; participate in facial research & development efforts; pioneer and recommend new tools, techniques and technology for pushing visual boundaries, performance and efficiency. Responsible for a strong understanding of FACS and facial anatomy, as well as cutting edge approaches to facial technology.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
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Authors high quality photorealistic facial rigs based on FACS using blendshapes
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Authors rigging systems to augment or support blendshape-based facial rigs
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Authors or contributes to systems/workflows for integrating head and body rigs
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Collaborates with Character Art, Animation, and Engineering teams to deliver the highest quality assets with animator/mocap friendly interfaces that run smoothly in engine
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Contributes to tools for authoring and editing facial rigs (python/pyqt/pyside)
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Contributes to automated tools and workflows for runtime optimization
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Contributes to tools for ingesting 3rd party facial rigs
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Contributes to facial animation systems such as facial solvers and R&D (python/C++/Machine Learning)
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Sculpts FACS (from scratch if necessary) using deformers and/or sculpting tools
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Processes and cleans 3D or 4D scan data from FACS sessions
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Keeps up with state-of-the-art approaches to facial rigging for photorealistic characters in film and games
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Has strong understanding of facial shape transfer techniques and ability to implement shape transfer pipelines
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May be asked to direct actors through FACS during facial acquisitions
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May ingest and integrate facial assets from 3rd parties
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May be expected to maintain relationships and provide feedback to external vendors
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Other duties may be assigned
Supervisory Responsibilities: This role has no supervisory duties but may mentor other TD’s with regard to facial mechanics, rigging, sculpting, or solving techniques. …
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5-7 years
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