Rigging Artist

Role overview

Rigging Artist at Lakshya

Responsibilities

• Ensure that maximum clarity is achieved regarding the specifications, art direction and approach for a task before commencing work on it. 3\.
• Work closely with the Lead to arrive at appropriate effort estimates for tasks. 4\.
• Ensure that there is no ambiguity or confusion regarding any aspect (specifications, timelines etc.) of the task in hand.
• Create controls for animation.
• Provide daily update of task status to Lead/sub-Lead. 9\.
• Deliver high quality work with zero QC errors and resulting in minimal iteration.

Employment details

• Location: Gurugram [Haryana] [India]

Application details

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About the employer

• Rigging Artist Lakshya Digital
• Posted 2026-04-21 Workplace: on site Department: Art Description Lakshya, a Keywords Studios company, in India is headquartered in Gurgaon and has a team of over 700 employees spread across studio facilities in Gurgaon, Pune and Seattle, and sales offices in San Diego and Tokyo.
• During this time, Lakshya has created art for over a hundred game titles, including hugely successful global hits such as Bloodborne, Dark Souls II, Just Cause 3, WWE 2K16, Uncharted 2, Farmville and Cityville.
• Lakshya blends artistic creativity with strong process orientation in order to deliver best in class services.
• For more info, please refer to https://lakshyadigital.com/ Lakshya Digital, a Keywords Studio is looking for experienced Rigging Artists to join our team and work on AAA game Titles.

Benefits

• Benefits - We offer the opportunity to work on some of the best-known game titles in the world. - We offer competitive salaries and annual performance-based bonuses. - We offer generous paid time off.

Additional role details

• Gurugram, India
• Full-time
• Setup in 2004, Lakshya has, over the last 20 years, created a reputation in the game development industry for being a highly talented and dependable game art studio.
• Lakshya’s senior team, which comprises of top-notch International and Indian talent, has a huge amount of experience of creating art for different game platforms and genres.
• Lakshya works closely with NASSCOM to help in the growth of the game development eco-system in India.
• Requirements 1\.
• A graduate with working experience of more than 3+ years in character setup / rigging 2\.
• Able to build custom biped, quadruped, facial and mechanical rigs 3\.
• Good knowledge of anatomy for both human/biped and animal/quadruped 4\.
• Equally proficient in Maya and 3DS MAX 5\.
• Good understanding of the game art creation pipeline 6\.
• Candidates should be able to work with minimal guidance and be comfortable working in a team environment. 7\.
• Self-motivated, good communications skills and problem-solving abilities. 8\.
• Background in visual arts/design with a strong understanding of form, geometry and movement. 9\.
• Artists who have skills in other functional areas (modeling, texturing etc.) 10\.
• Passionate gamer with experience playing a wide range of video games.
• Responsibilities 1\.
• Study the task specifications and client brief thoroughly before initiating estimation or commencing work on tasks.
• Understand the information provided and highlight to the Lead any missing or contradictory information. 2\.
• Provide a list of queries to the Lead to seek clarification on the task allocated.
• Should not make any unwarranted assumptions.
• Should red flag to the Lead/sub-Lead any confusion or ambiguity. 5\.
• Before commencing work on the task, ensure that there is clear identification of the approach to be taken to create the task as well as daily work completion targets and the same have been discussed with the Lead/sub-Lead before finalization. 6\.
• Collect adequate and appropriate references before commencing work. 7\.
• Rigging and skinning of characters and props 8\.
• Adopt organization mandated Best Practices and Work Processes while working on a task. 10\.
• Diligently check task against checklist to ensure that the task complies with all specifications.
• You get 26 Annual leaves and additional paid time off at the year-end (from 25th December to 1st January). - We cover Term Insurance and Personal accidental insurance for you. - Benefit from our free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental and emotional wellbeing. - You can also avail our Special Education Assistance Scheme to further develop your career. - … And a lot more!