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Senior Technical Artist, In-Game Cinematics
4 years ago
Are you a natural filmmaker, able to convey themes and drive emotions while delivering key information? Are you bilingual, able to speak the languages of both film and games?
Blizzard’s In-Game Cinematics team has an opening for a fulltime cinematic designer who will work with our project directors, production team, quest designers, and storyboard artists to make movies with our proprietary game engines and tools.
Requirements- Ability to create compelling cinematic sequences using Blizzard’s proprietary engines with a critical eye for pacing, composition, character performance and camera language.
- Communicate with game team designers and cinematic leads to help establish a contiguous gameplay and story experience.
- Set up actor staging and cameras.
- A minimum of 3 years professional experience creating cinematic cut scenes for AAA titles
- An in-depth understanding of game engine pipelines, technologies and limitations
- Strong Interpersonal and creative collaboration skills, working with developers and writers to attain a vision
Pluses- Bachelor’s degree in arts/film
- Experience with 3D software (Maya, Motionbuilder, 3DSMax, Unreal, etc.)
- Good understanding of acting, weight, timing and line of action.
- A working knowledge of cinematography and editing.
- Ability to draw and/or storyboard
- A working knowledge of scripting (Python, Lua, etc.)
Required Application Materials- Resume (PDF Preferred)
- Link to a portfolio. Provide a demo reel and demo reel description of your work per shot
Job Status: Full-time
Primary Location: United States-CA-Irvine
Blizzard Entertainment is a global company committed to growing our employees along with the business. We offer generous benefits and perks with an eye on providing true work / life balance. We’ve worked hard to foster an intensely collaborative and creative environment, a diverse and inclusive employee culture, and training and opportunity for professional growth. Our people are everything. Our core values are real, and our mission has never changed. We are dedicated to creating the most epic entertainment experiences…ever. Join us!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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