Technical Artist - Character Rigger (Vancouver)

WHO WE ARE Next Level Games is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo Co., Ltd. We’ve been passionate about video game development for 20 years, shipping award‑winning games for fans across the world and still going strong. Some of our titles include Super Mario Strikers, Mario Strikers Charged, Punch‑Out!!, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Metroid Prime Federation Force, Luigi’s Mansion 3 and most recently Mario Strikers: Battle League. At NLG, we believe that a project finds success when we collaborate. Therefore, we place careful consideration to build an environment where everyone feels welcome and has fun in the process of achieving our shared goals. What You’ll Be Doing

Work with artists, designers, and the rigging team to prepare characters and props that conform to studio standards of quality and consistency. Provide intuitive control interfaces to animators and ensure rigs are thoroughly tested for performance and stability in Maya and in engine. Incorporate the latest runt...