Cinematic Technical Artist
room8
Job Summary
Room 8 Studio is seeking a skilled Cinematic Technical Artist who thrives at the intersection of creativity and technology. This role involves navigating complex pipelines, ensuring technical excellence, and supporting high-quality cinematic content. You will play a key part in shaping the final look and feel of in-game cinematics while maintaining smooth and efficient production workflows, working with top global game development publishers.
Must Have
- Assemble, organize, and maintain Game Engine and DCC animation scenes
- Import, update, and manage mocap, performance capture, animation data
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across the entire cinematic pipeline
- Ensure all scene and asset data meet project-specific requirements and hardware performance standards
- Understand DCC and real-time production pipelines, and effectively manage a wide range of asset types
- Evaluate technical and creative workflows and propose improvements to tools and processes
- Create clear technical documentation and user guides for content production workflows
- Contribute to cinematic content creation, supporting the final creative vision set by the Art/Creative Directors
- Identify and communicate issues within animation content and resolve them according to guidance
Good to Have
- Experience working in AAA game or cinematic production pipelines
- Familiarity with mocap pipelines and animation import/export workflows
- Basic scripting or coding knowledge (Python, MEL, Blueprints, etc.)
- Passion for spotting and solving problems before they even become problems
- Experience with Metahuman
Perks & Benefits
- Competitive financial reward
- Challenges to raise your XP score by working on projects with the top global game development publishers
- A culture of diversity and inclusion that unites the most outstanding talents
- A community of people who understand and share your passion for games
Job Description
The next great challenge is coming:
We are seeking a skilled Cinematic Technical Artist who thrives at the intersection of creativity and technology. This role is perfect for someone who can navigate complex pipelines, ensure technical excellence, and support high-quality cinematic content. You will play a key part in shaping the final look and feel of in-game cinematics while maintaining smooth and efficient production workflows.
Superpowers you have are
- You enjoy being the bridge between technology and creativity;
- You’re organized, proactive, and driven to make things work — and work well;
- Experience with real-time game engine workflows (Unreal, Frostbite, Unity, or similar), including understanding their technical limitations;
- Familiarity with DCC tools such as Maya and MotionBuilder with a strong focus on solving asset pipeline issues;
- Experience with version control systems such as Perforce, Git, or ShotGrid.
You’re a rockstar if you have
- Experience working in AAA game or cinematic production pipelines;
- Familiarity with mocap pipelines and animation import/export workflows;
- Basic scripting or coding knowledge (Python, MEL, Blueprints, etc.);
- Passion for spotting and solving problems before they even become problems;
- Experience with Metahuman.
As a part of Room 8 studio, you will
- Assemble, organize, and maintain Game Engine and DCC animation scenes;
- Import, update, and manage mocap, performance capture, animation data;
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across the entire cinematic pipeline;
- Ensure all scene and asset data meet project-specific requirements and hardware performance standards.;
- Understand DCC and real-time production pipelines, and effectively manage a wide range of asset types;
- Evaluate technical and creative workflows and propose improvements to tools and processes;
- Create clear technical documentation and user guides for content production workflows;
- Contribute to cinematic content creation, supporting the final creative vision set by the Art/Creative Directors;
- Identify and communicate issues within animation content and resolve them according to guidance.
Join Us. get even more!
- Competitive financial reward (yes, we are fair enough);
- Challenges to raise your XP score by working on projects with the top global game development publishers;
- A culture of diversity and inclusion that unites the most outstanding talents;
- A community of people who understand and share your passion for games.
Together we will bring games to the next level. Exactly with you.