Rigging Technical Directors are responsible for designing, creating and maintaining highly accurate and efficient rigs for high-end visual effects films.
Framestore’s Preproduction Services division enables filmmakers and showrunners to make early-stage, creative decisions that can then guide their entire production. We have over a hundred creatives, technologists and producers working across concept art, previsualisation, virtual production, in-camera VFX, techvis and postvis.
Framestore combines talent and technology to bring life to everything we create. Driven by creativity and inspired by the future, we set out every day to reframe the possible.
About the Role
We’re looking for a Realtime Rigging TD to join our growing team, working at the intersection of visualisation and real-time production. In this role, you’ll be developing character rigs and technical animation solutions for a range of exciting film and episodic projects using Unreal Engine. This is an opportunity to work with some of the best in the business, pushing creative and technical boundaries.
What You’ll Be Doing
Build and maintain high-quality real-time character rigs and technical animation systems using Control Rig, Animation Blueprints and Sequencer in Unreal Engine.
Collaborate closely with character artists, animators and supervisors to ensure rigging specifications and animation workflows are production-ready and artist-friendly.
Optimise character assets and systems for real-time performance, including skeletal meshes, control hierarchies and animation data.
Help develop and expand our real-time rigging tools and pipeline, ensuring scalability and ease of use.
Support and mentor artists in rigging and animation best practices within Unreal.
Translate existing assets and animation data for real-time use, including work from both Art Departments and VFX teams.
Maintain documentation for rigging and animation workflows to support a consistent pipeline.
Essential Skills & Experience
Proven experience in real-time rigging workflows, with a solid understanding of skeletal mesh optimisation, bone hierarchies, skinning, constraints and blendshapes.
Proficiency with Unreal Engine’s Control Rig, Animation Blueprints and Sequencer tools.
Strong grasp of animation principles and procedural animation techniques.
Confident using Maya for rigging and technical animation.
Experience with motion capture clean-up and retargeting workflows.
Desirable Experience
Knowledge of MetaHuman Creator and real-time character systems.
End-to-end understanding of digital character creation, including modelling, facial rigging, skinning, and cloth/hair simulation.
Familiarity with scripting (Python, MEL, or C++) and a variety of content creation tools.
Accessibility Statement
Our London studio is fully accessible, with step-free entry, accessible toilets on all floors, and quiet spaces available. We are committed to supporting disabled colleagues and providing an inclusive workplace for everyone.
Application Process & Deadline
To apply, please complete the linked application form or email your resume and portfolio to recruiters@framestore.com with the subject line: Realtime Rigging TD
We review all applications manually and do not use artificial intelligence to screen candidates. If you require any adjustments or support during the application process, please let us know—we are happy to accommodate your needs.
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The requirements listed in our job descriptions are guidelines, not hard and fast rules. You don’t have to satisfy every requirement or meet every qualification listed. If your skills are transferable and you feel like the role is right for you then we encourage you to apply. Applying gives you the opportunity to be considered for this role or for other roles that we might have coming up.
Framestore is proud to employ extraordinary talent across all genders, races, nationalities, religions, ages, abilities and sexual preferences. We aim to encourage and support all of our current and future employees to achieve their potential. No individual will receive less favourable treatment on any basis when applying for a career with us.
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