Cinematic Artist

2 Months ago • All levels • Motion Design • 3D Art

Job Summary

Job Description

This role involves creating in-game trailers and cutscenes for Total War games at Creative Assembly Sofia. Collaborating with various teams, you'll develop cinematic cutscenes, trailers, and motion graphics. Responsibilities include creating assets, working with animators on motion capture shoots, utilizing in-engine tools, and collaborating with programmers on tool development. You'll need strong storytelling, cinematography, and editing skills, along with proficiency in 3D software (e.g., 3DSMax, Maya, Blender), Unreal/Unity, and Adobe Creative Suite. The position requires independent and team-based work, strong communication, and a passion for video games, preferably Total War.
Must have:
  • Film language understanding
  • Storytelling, cinematography, editing
  • Scene composition, blocking, camera animation, lighting
  • Scriptwriting and storyboarding
  • 3D software skills (e.g., 3DS Max, Maya, Blender)
  • Unreal/Unity experience
  • Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop proficiency
Good to have:
  • Photography experience
  • 3D generalist experience
  • Motion graphics experience
  • Formal art training
  • Game engine modding experience
  • Filming, directing, sound recording experience
Perks:
  • Additional medical and dental insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Free health care screening
  • Additional holiday allowance
  • Annual discretionary studio bonus
  • Career development pathways
  • Training support
  • Public transportation card
  • Monthly food vouchers
  • Wellbeing support
  • Free games and merchandise
  • Free breakfast
  • Hybrid working option

Job Details

Description

Position at Creative Assembly

This is a fantastic opportunity to be a key member of the Creative Assembly Sofia, Bulgaria cinematic team and create amazing in-game trailers and cutscenes for Total War. 
 You will be working closely with Cinematic Lead, Development and Marketing teams to create stunning cinematic cut-scenes, trailers and motion graphics for all our current and upcoming Total War products. This is an exciting position to work within a strong and established team. 
 
Please note that applications for this role must include a portfolio/showreel (attached or as a link) and applications without such will not be considered. 
 
Key Responsibilities 
 
As part of the cinematic team, you will be expected to work both independently and in a team. 
 
You will collaborate with, and work alongside, R&D/tools Programmers, Animators and Artists. This will include: demonstrating strong knowledge of cinema shot types, scene compositions and storytelling, to implement these into created projects. You need to have the ability to create 3D scenes and implement them in a game engine; such as Unreal/Unity. 
 
On a day-to-day basis you will:
  • Create assets of varying sizes, from screenshots to character-driven trailers
  • Work closely with our cinematic animators to help plan and execute shoots in our motion capture studio
  • Use our bespoke in-engine cinematic toolset to lay out scenes, animate cameras and set up lighting and VFX
  • Work with our tools programmers to help develop features and functionality 
Knowledge, Skill and Experience 
Essential
  • Understanding of film language, the principles of story-telling structure, cinematography and editing
  • An eye for for scene composition, blocking, camera animation and lighting
  • Scriptwriting and storyboarding skills
  • Understanding of character animation
  • Knowledge of working with Adobe Premiere, After Effects and Photoshop
  • Experience using a graph editor for animation
  • Strong 3D package skills e.g. 3DSMax / Maya / Blender
  • Experience with Unreal / Unity timeline editors or similar
  • Good written English 
Desirable
  • Photography Experience
  • 3D Generalist Experience
  • Photoshop and After Effects
  • Working experience with lighting and post-processing
  • Motion Graphics
  • Formal Art training
  • Experience modding or with game engines e.g. Unreal Engine
  • Filming, directing, sound recording and shoot-planning for traditional video
  • A love for computer games, ideally Total War 

About Creative Assembly
 
Creative Assembly crafts deep and detailed games that last, entertaining millions of players across the globe for decades.
 
We are all game makers and we care deeply about the experiences we create.
 
We empower our teams to make significant contributions to our games, supported by skills development and growth opportunities.
We are located in Horsham, UK and Sofia, Bulgaria.We offer many benefits to support you and your family including:

  • Additional medical and dental health insurance for you, your partner and kids, life insurance, and free health care screening
  • Additional holiday allowance plus full studio closure over the Christmas and New Year period, as all Bulgarian Bank holidays
  • Annual discretionary studio bonus
  • Defined career development pathways and personalised training support including; SEGA Dev Day, internal masterclasses, prestigious creative workshops, on-site training with renowned specialists and global conference attendance
  • Public transportation card
  • Monthly food vouchers
  • Wellbeing support with an employee assistance programme
  • Free games and merchandise plus access to our extensive games library
  • Free breakfast every day - toast, cereals, yoghurts, fresh fruit, soft drinks and more in our fully stocked kitchen
  • Options for subscribing to additional health, wellness and sports services
  • Office massages
  • Studio parties for you and your family; such as our Summer and Christmas parties, Children’s day party, wrap parties for game releases
  • Our studio sites have disabled access.
  • Hybrid working option

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.
 
Note to Recruitment Agencies: SEGA Europe Limited and our studios do not accept unsolicited candidate introductions from unauthorised third parties. For the avoidance of doubt, SEGA Europe is not liable for any fees, compensation or any other costs associated with the introduction of a candidate or recruitment services unless and until an agreement has been duly executed. Further details can be found here.

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