Senior Artist, Technical (Rigger) - NBA 2K
Visual Concepts · Novato, CA
Posted 21 days ago · $54 - $75
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 21 days Visual Concepts's roles stay open a median of 33 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 50% of Visual Concepts's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Visual Concepts
- high 3 stale, 0 reposted of 6 open
- Hiring momentum
- 8 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Visual Concepts's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Visual Concepts.
About this role
The Senior Artist, Technical (Rigger) role at Visual Concepts involves updating character rigs to enhance deformation and simulate human anatomy, creating math node networks for rig connections, and implementing blendshapes. The position requires collaboration with other technical artists, engineers, and art departments to address feedback and improve workflows, while also writing Python code to automate tasks and resolve rigging errors.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Visual Concepts as an employer.
What you need
- Strong expertise in Autodesk Maya
- Strong understanding of human anatomy and deformation
- Working knowledge of Scripting in Python/PyMel
- Familiar with Facial Action Coding System (FACS) based rigs
- Familiar with joint placement and designing skeleton setups
- Experience in creating character rigs that are optimized for games
Nice to have
- Working with NgSkinTools for weight painting
- Familiar creating UIs with Qt
- Experience with version control (Perforce)
- Experience creating jiggle joints or other dynamic simulation setups
- Programming using Maya Python API
What you get
- Pay range between $54 - $75 per hour in California
- Potential for bonuses and/or equity awards
- Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits for regular employees
- 14 paid holidays per year
- Paid vacation time (15 to 25 days)
- Up to 10 paid sick days per year
Worth weighing
- Temporary position may limit benefits eligibility
- Base pay varies by market location and individual factors
- Role may involve working with legacy systems or tools
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Listed by Visual Concepts on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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