Game Capture Lead

1 Month ago • All levels • Game Story Writing/Narrative Design

Job Summary

Job Description

The Game Capture Lead at CD PROJEKT RED oversees the creation of high-quality game footage, screenshots, and in-engine renders for RED Creative Publishing projects. This role requires a blend of cinematic artistry, technical expertise, and leadership skills. Responsibilities include leading and mentoring a capture team, defining efficient workflows for in-game capture and rendering, overseeing the use of capture tools and software, guiding cinematography and photography within the engine, ensuring alignment with marketing teams, troubleshooting technical challenges, collaborating with external agencies, and driving innovation in in-engine cinematic techniques. The ideal candidate possesses proven experience in Unreal Engine or similar, strong cinematography and photography skills, team leadership experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Must have:
  • Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary team
  • Define and implement efficient workflows
  • Oversee use of proprietary capture tools
  • Guide cinematography and photography
  • Ensure alignment with marketing teams
  • Troubleshoot technical challenges
Good to have:
  • Familiarity with console/PC devkits
  • Experience with project management tools
  • Basic knowledge of post-production processes
Perks:
  • Relocation support
  • Polish lessons
  • Paid leave
  • Flexible working hours
  • Welcome pack
  • Trainings and courses
  • Merch
  • Private medical healthcare
  • Psychological care
  • Multisport card
  • Dog-friendly office
  • Social events
  • Healthy snacks
  • International environment
  • Sustainable campus
  • Onsite gym
  • Car and bike parking

Job Details

Company Description

To create revolutionary, story-driven RPGs which go straight to the hearts of gamers — this is our mission. Want to dive deeper into our company’s culture? Explore our social media and check out our YouTube channel where we share behind-the-scenes insights and stories direct from our team members!

Job Description

CD PROJEKT RED is looking for a Game Capture Lead to oversee the creation of high-quality game footage, screenshots and in-engine renders for RED Creative Publishing projects. This role blends cinematic artistry, technical expertise, and leadership skills to ensure visually striking content that supports marketing and storytelling initiatives.

Daily Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary capture team, fostering their technical and artistic development.
  • Define and implement efficient workflows for in-game capture, rendering, and asset exports within REDengine and Unreal Engine.
  • Oversee the use of proprietary capture tools, devkits, and third-party software to ensure the highest quality assets.
  • Guide cinematography and photography within the engine, setting standards for lighting, composition, and shot framing.
  • Ensure alignment with RED Creative Publishing and marketing teams, delivering assets that support key initiatives.
  • Troubleshoot technical challenges related to game capture, optimizing performance and maintaining stability.
  • Collaborate with external agencies when scaling projects, ensuring a consistent visual style and quality.
  • Drive innovation by exploring new in-engine cinematic techniques to enhance the visual storytelling experience.

Qualifications

  • Proven experience in Unreal Engine or a similar engine’s cinematic pipeline.
  • Strong background in cinematography and photography, with an eye for composition, lighting, and camera work.
  • Experience leading and managing creative/technical teams, including performance reviews and team development.
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills to partner with cross-functional stakeholders.
  •  Ability to thrive in a dynamic, lean environment and juggle multiple projects simultaneously.

Nice to have
(Please note that these skills are not required to apply for the position)

  • Familiarity with console/PC devkits for capture workflows.
  • Experience with various project management or scheduling tools (e.g., Jira, Trello, ShotGrid).
  • Basic knowledge of post-production processes to better anticipate the needs of editing teams.

Additional Information

Working mode

  • Office-First: working from the Warsaw studio in a full office/hybrid mode.

Relocation support

  • Relocation package – flight ticket, company apartment for your first month, relocating your pet, shipping your belongings: it’s all covered. Who said moving countries needs to be complicated?
  • Relocation assistance — processing your legalization operations for you, assistance with finding residence, tax settlements, helping out with translations if needed, and much more — we have dedicated teams to help make sure that all you need to feel right at home is taken care of.
  • Polish lessons for foreign employees — and for your spouse or partner, too.
  • Paid Leave — from 20 to 26 days of holiday for every team member per year, paid sick leave, and paid maternity & paternity leave.

Perks & Professional Growth

  • Flexible working hours — start your workday anytime between 8:00 and 10:00 AM.
  • A welcome pack filled with goodies — to help you feel right at home once you join the team.
  • Trainings, lectures and courses — internal workshops, external training for each employee, ‘Meet a star’ events, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all available. There’s always something to learn!
  • Merch — gifts for newborn rebels and regular chances to nab some cool swag!

Health & Well-being

  • Private medical healthcare — a selection of medical plans with dental care to choose from, which are also accessible for your partner and relatives.
  • Psychological care — free mental health support and various well-being webinars. 
  • Multisport card — gain access to a wide number of sporting and fitness facilities across the city.

Social Activities & Life in the Office

  • Dog-friendly office — dog owner? Bring your pooch with you and look after them while working! There’s always a furry friend or two to meet at the studio.
  • Social events — we host regular gatherings at the studio where we can all unwind, play games, and just have some fun together.
  • Healthy selections — ​​organic fruit, snacks, muesli, organic honey, vegan milk, and speciality coffee are all at your disposal around the studio. Enjoy!
  • Truly international working environment — a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.

Head office in Warsaw

  • Sustainable campus with an eco ethos — solar panels provide green energy, 2000 plants and an air-filtering system to help provide clean air, electric car charging points, flower meadows, and more green features in the works.
  • An onsite, well-equipped gym with a climbing wall, daily Gym Assistant support and yoga and healthy spine classes.
  • Car and bike parking spaces.
  • A designated space for your bicycle, as well as bicycle repair equipment and showers available whenever you need them.
  • No dress-code — we like to keep it casual.

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About The Company

CD PROJEKT RED is home to over 1000 game-making professionals from all over the globe. We speak many different languages, but share one love — video games.


We are creators of The Witcher series of games, including the acclaimed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Most recently, we have created Cyberpunk 2077 and its spy-thriller expansion Phantom Liberty.


We are headquartered in Warsaw, Poland, with studios in Cracow and Wroclaw. In North America, we operate in Vancouver and will be opening a new studio in Boston to drive development on the followup to Cyberpunk 2077. 


We’re proud to have a gamer-first approach, a diverse & supportive culture, and a focus on mature, meaningful storytelling that will inspire gamers for years to come.


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