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Cinematics Technician
4 years ago
As a Cinematics Technician, you will be responsible for maintaining the quality and stability of the cinematic tools and pipelines. You’ll be embedded within the cinematics team, working alongside the already established wider QA, tech and code teams. You’ll be the main technical point of contact within the team, liaising and problem-solving issues, to ensure cinematic process and pipeline stability is maintained daily.
We are looking for someone who is comfortable reproducing technical issues and liaising directly with development teams to solve problems. You’ll be expected to work independently and methodically to solve issues and enable the cinematics artists to work without issue.
The ideal candidate will have a passion for Total War with previous experience working in a development environment, is familiar with the development process and has an interest in all aspects of the cinematic process (animation, rendering and 3d art etc).
Key Responsibilities
The primary function of the role is to ensure stability and quality of the cinematic workflows, whilst reproducing and problem solving any issues that may arise day to day. You’ll be working with our bespoke cinematic tools pipeline developed in-house, finding and prioritising issues in collaboration with artists and the wider tech and code teams.
You’ll be expected to contribute to the design and development of the tools, working closely with the tools programmers to test new features and ensure that they’re working as designed.
Working within the cinematics department, you’ll help us produce the highest quality trailers and cutscenes.
Knowledge, Skill and Experience
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Previous experience in a game’s development studio
- Familiarity with handling art and animation assets in a game’s engine
- Proficient time management and organisational skills, able to handle multiple tasks and meet set deadlines and priorities
- Ability to follow set process and a methodical approach when investigating issues
- Ability to self-manage and generate tasks to drive the process and testing of an area
- A passion for video games and a desire to be part of the creative process involved in developing video games and marketing assets
Desirable
- Experience using Jira, DevSuite and Perforce
- Experience using Maya or similar package
- Experience with working with a propriety game engine
- Experience with programming
- Experience playing the latest titles in the Total War franchise
- Knowledge of the development process and the various disciplines involved
- A University degree or equivalent in a relevant field that can be applied to Games Development and/or film
We offer a fully bespoke funded relocation package for you and your dependants and you’ll be supported through the process with our dedicated Relocation Specialist. We also have an excellent range of benefits to support your work life balance, including:- Generous holiday allowance plus full studio closure over the Christmas and New Year period, as all UK Bank holidays
- Annual discretionary studio bonus
- Defined career development pathways and personalised training support so you can truly excel in your area of expertise
- Support in Learning and Development; internal masterclasses, prestigious creative workshops to inspire and enthuse including internal programming conferences, on-site training with renowned specialists as well as global conference attendance
- Private medical and dental insurance, life insurance, permanent health insurance, critical illness cover and free health care screening
- Season ticket travel loans and cycle to work scheme
- Free bike servicing and discounted car valet service on site
- Free games and merchandise plus access to our extensive games library
- Free breakfast every day - toast, bagels, pancakes, cereals, yoghurts, fresh fruit, smoothies, juices, milkshakes and more in our fully stocked kitchen
- An employee assistance programme and onsite wellbeing sessions
- In-studio heavily subsidised massage therapy
- Discounts portal giving access to a wide range of extras such as heavily discounted home technology, travel insurance, corporate gym membership, cinema tickets, holidays, trips out and Ikea vouchers
- Amazing studio parties such as our CA Summer Festival, a Christmas Party for you and your partner plus a separate Children’s Christmas Party. We also have our wrap parties for all our releases
- Free Japanese lessons, life drawing, creative writing and Pilates classes
- A range of CA Social events including the annual sponsored Walking Challenge to 100Km, Couch to 5k in our beautiful local park, basketball, game and movie evenings, board game club, 5-a-side football, CA Choir, Sword fighting (yes, sword fighting) and loads more
- We offer discounts with local businesses, including estate agents and local shops to support our local economy
We are Creative Assembly
We gather the greatest talent out there, coming together to craft authentic and detailed experiences of the highest quality.
We focus on our strengths and embrace our uniqueness, collaborating across teams and giving everyone the trust and respect to be masters of their craft.
Our values form the foundation of our culture and ethos:- Quality - Everything we do is about quality, from individual actions to final products, we take pride in the detail and authenticity of all our creations.
- Focus - We focus on our strengths as a studio. Our teams might work across different projects, but our goals and vision should be clear for everyone.
- Teamwork - We are a collective who thrive working across teams, empowering each other to succeed.
- Respect - Respect at CA is given as a default, we respect each other as diverse and unique individuals, who come together to create games our fans will love.
- Trust - Alongside respect, we trust each other, our teams and our leaders as experts of their craft. Everyone is given creative autonomy and freedom to make a real contribution to our projects and our legacy.
Our studio sites have disabled access. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.
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