Senior Rigging TDs, Embedded in Your Team

Skip the six-month recruitment cycle. We drop a vetted Senior Rigging TD into your pipeline, your Slack, your standups. From a three-week sprint to a six-month embed.

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Who we work with

Built for studios that need to scale fast

Animation studios with a deliverables spike. VFX vendors short a TD mid-show. Game studios bridging the gap until a permanent hire lands. Production leads who can't afford a six-month ramp-up. If you need senior rigging capacity yesterday, we plug in.

Talent that doesn't need babysitting

Every TD on our roster has shipped production work in animation, VFX, or games. We screen for technical depth, communication, and the ability to work inside someone else's pipeline without breaking it.

  • Senior Rigging TDs only
  • Vetted on real production tests
  • Strong written communication, async-friendly
  • Maya, Blender, Python, and your stack
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Inside your pipeline from day one

Our TDs work in your tools, your branch, your Jira board. They join standups, follow your code review rules, ship to your repository. No isolated vendor handoff. Just an extra TD on the team.

  • In your Slack, Jira, and Git
  • Following your code style and review process
  • Joining standups and design reviews
  • Remote, or on-site in Belgium when feasible
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From a three-week sprint to a multi-month embed

Scale up for a crunch, scale down when the storm passes. You manage priorities, we handle the staffing, contracts, and overhead. No long-term commitment unless you want one.

  • Three weeks to six months, your call
  • Clear weekly check-ins on output
  • Easy ramp-up and clean handoff
  • One TD or several, depending on load
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Studio Rigging FAQ

Can Gimbal Goats provide senior rigging TDs for our production?

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Yes. Gimbal Goats provides senior rigging TDs for studios working in animation, VFX, games, and real-time production.
Our TDs are used to production environments and can help with character rigs, creature rigs, prop rigs, pipeline support, Maya tools, Blender workflows, Python scripting, and technical problem solving inside your existing studio setup.

What makes your rigging TD staffing different?

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We provide experienced technical artists and rigging TDs who do not need constant supervision.
Every TD on our roster has shipped production work and understands how to communicate clearly, work inside another studio’s pipeline, follow technical direction, and keep work moving without creating extra management overhead.

Can your TDs work inside our existing pipeline?

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Yes. Our TDs can work directly inside your studio pipeline, tools, repository, review process, and production structure.
That can include working in Slack, Jira, Git, ShotGrid, Ftrack, Autodesk Flow, or your internal tools. We adapt to your workflow instead of asking your team to change how production already works.

Do your rigging TDs work remotely or on-site?

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Yes. We can support remote rigging TD staffing, and we can also work on-site in Belgium or nearby regions when feasible.
Remote work usually includes joining standups, following your task board, submitting work through your repository, and communicating clearly through your existing channels.

How does vendor work with Gimbal Goats work?

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We keep it simple. Kickoff and requirements, then a first pass rig, followed by review iterations, and finally delivery with organized files and handoff support.
The goal is predictable progress and rigs that integrate cleanly.

How does staffing work (remote or on-site)?

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Remote or on site in Belgium and nearby when feasible. We can remote log in to your pipeline and work inside your environment. We do regular check ins and align with your reviews and publishing standards. When needed, we can bring in extra rigging or pipeline support from our team. We work at your pace like an in team rigging TD.

Can you help during a production crunch?

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Yes. Gimbal Goats can provide short-term rigging support during production crunches, deadlines, or temporary capacity gaps.
This can be useful when your internal team is overloaded, when a project needs extra technical support, or when you need a senior TD to solve specific rigging or pipeline problems quickly.

How long can we hire a rigging TD for?

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We can support anything from a three-week sprint to a multi-month embedded staffing arrangement.
You can scale up when production pressure increases and scale down when the workload becomes lighter. There is no need for a long-term commitment unless that is what your production needs.