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Senior Cinematic Artist with Unreal Engine 5, MotionBuilder, Maya skills for cinematic sequences, storytelling, and team leadership.

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

Role Description:

We're looking for a Senior Cinematic Artist to join our Firesprite studio, to construct high quality in-game cinematic sequences on a story-driven 'Dark Horror Narrative Adventure' with genre defining goals.

This is an ambitious, AAA project with a heavy focus on atmosphere, storytelling, player agency and immersion into ground-breaking territory on next-generation hardware technologies.

Our ideal candidate is a Cinematic Artist with a track record of crafting and delivering cinematics and cutscenes. Working closely with the Cinematography Director and the team members to develop the cinematics from previs to final production.

As a Senior, you will train and help your Mid & Junior level colleagues and provide solutions to problems appearing in the pipeline.

The role is based in the studio for 2-3 days per week with flexibility.

What you'll be doing:

  • Build high quality cinematic sequences through your use of cinematography, camera animation, and editing skills.
  • Independently maintain and develop the cinematics in a highly iterative environment.
  • Help to establish and drive the pipelines, processes and methodologies across the cinematic teams.
  • Plan and prioritise tasks to ensure that deliverables are completed on time and to desired quality.
  • Collaborating with the other team members to resolve any technical challenges and push project quality.
  • Supervise more junior members of the team and coach them to success through reviews and mentorship.

What we're looking for:

  • An experienced Cinematic Artist.
  • A portfolio that showcases examples of visual storytelling and cinematography skills, focusing on: Framing, shot selection, scene composition, camera animation, and editing.
  • A great working knowledge of Unreal engine 5 sequencer, MotionBuilder, Maya or other equivalent 3D programs.
  • A great understanding of cinematic storytelling principles, cinematic language, literacy and visual storytelling theory in an interactive medium.
  • Excellent framing and animation skills for cinematic cameras.
  • A deep understanding of the latest cinematic pipelines and workflows.
  • An exceptional team collaborator and someone who can take the initiative in problem solving for the cinematics team.
  • Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.

Desirable Skills:

  • Experience with Adobe Premiere or other similar video editing software.
  • Experience of unreal 5 blueprints and other unreal tools.
  • Experience with lighting.
  • Experience with editing.

Benefits:

  • Discretionary bonus opportunity
  • Hybrid Working (within Flexmodes)
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Dental Scheme
  • 25 days holiday per year
  • Free soft drinks
  • Access to cycle garage and showers

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

About The Company

Want to take your career to the next level? Search open job vacancies at any of the Sony Interactive sites by visiting playstation.com/careers/


Sony Interactive Entertainment pushes the boundaries of entertainment and innovation, starting from the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan in 1994. Today, we continue to deliver innovative and thrilling experiences to a global audience through our PlayStation line of products and services that include generation-defining hardware, pioneering network services, and award-winning games. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, with global functions in California, London, and Tokyo, and game development studios around the world as part of PlayStation Studios, we believe that the power of play is borderless. Sony Interactive Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.  


For more information about our company, please visit SonyInteractive.com. For more information about PlayStation products, please visit PlayStation.com.

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