Netflix

Rigging Supervisor

Netflix$170K — $225K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of rigging or related technical experience on feature films or high-end TV, including previous supervisory roles
  • Proven expertise in rigging with Maya, particularly in building complex rigs
  • Strong tools development skills using Python and Maya API; familiarity with PyQt and internal APIs preferred
  • In-depth knowledge of anatomy, deformation, kinematics, and animator-focused control design
  • Excellent communication and leadership abilities for clear feedback and cross-department collaboration
  • Strong organizational and problem-solving capabilities

Responsibilities

  • Supervise rig development for characters, creatures, props, and vehicles
  • Collaborate with Animation, Modeling, CFX, and Crowd teams to meet rigging requirements
  • Review rigs, offering constructive feedback on design and usability
  • Work with Technical Supervisors and Asset TDs to refine rigging workflows and tools
  • Partner with Modeling Supervisors to ensure proper asset organization and structure
  • Troubleshoot rigging issues and collaborate with TDs and R&D for solutions
  • Provide input on rigging complexities to assist in project planning
  • Mentor rigging artists and support career development

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Mental health support services
  • Retirement programs
  • Family-forming benefits
  • Paid leave of absence programs
  • Paid time off for vacations and sick leave
Full Job Description
Job Summary

We are seeking a Rigging Supervisor to support our upcoming feature film. The Rigging Supervisor works inside of NAS to lead the rigging team on a specific film or series, overseeing the creation and maintenance of high-quality rigs for characters, creatures, props, and vehicles. This role ensures that rigs are animatorfriendly, technically robust, and well integrated into the studio pipeline, working within the direction and standards set by the Head of Characters, Head of Assets, and show Technical Supervisor.

What Youll Do
  • Supervise the development of rigs for characters, creatures, props, and vehicles that support the shows animation style and performance goals

  • Collaborate with Animation, Modeling, CFX, and Crowd leadership to understand requirements and ensure rigs enable expressive, efficient, and reliable motion

  • Review rigs and provide clear, specific, and constructive feedback on control design, deformation quality, and animator usability

  • Work with Technical Supervisors, Asset TDs, and Production Technology to help define and refine rigging workflows, tools, validators, and naming standards

  • Partner with Modeling Supervisors to ensure topology, structure, and asset organization support clean deformation and rig integration

  • Troubleshoot complex rigging issues and collaborate with TDs and R&D to develop scalable, productionfriendly solutions

  • Provide input to Production Management and department leadership on rigging complexity and progress to support realistic planning and prioritization

  • Mentor and support rigging artists/TDs, helping to onboard new team members, identify training needs, and contribute to performance feedback and career development

  • Help foster a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative team culture where artists can do their best work

What Youll Need
  • 5+ years experience in rigging or related technical fields on feature films, highend TV, and/or animated features, including time in a senior, lead, or supervisory role

  • Productionproven expertise in rigging with Maya, including experience building complex character and creature rigs

  • Strong tools development experience using Python and the Maya API (experience with PyQt and internal APIs a plus)

  • Deep understanding of anatomy, deformation, kinematics, and animatorfocused control design

  • Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to give clear, constructive feedback and collaborate effectively across departments

  • Strong organizational and problemsolving skills

This role is based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Hybrid Role (Minimum of 3 days a week in the office).

At NAS, we carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors to determine your compensation. We rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, location, skills, and experience. The overall market range for this role is typically $170k - 225k CAD. This reflects total compensation; we do not have stock options.

NAS benefits can include medical/dental/vision plans, mental health support, retirement programs, and family-forming benefits, paid leave of absence programs, and paid time away programs to be used for vacation and sick paid time off. See more detail about our benefits.

About Netflix

Netflix, Inc. is an American media company founded on August 29, 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, and currently based in Los Gatos, California, with production offices and stages at the Los Angeles-based Hollywood studios (formerly old Warner Brothers studios) and the Albuquerque Studios (formerly ABQ studios). It operates an eponymous over-the-top subscription video on-demand service, which showcases acquired and original programming as well as third-party content licensed from other production companies and distributors. Netflix is also the first streaming media company to be a member of the Motion Picture Association.
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Size
11,300 employees
Market Cap
$127.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.7 billion
Founded
1997
5 Year Trend
+27.5%
Revenue
$24.9 billion
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