Specialist/Senior Cinematic Designer

2 Months ago • 5 Years + • Design

Job Summary

Job Description

The Specialist or Senior Cinematic Designer will be responsible for creating compelling scenes with pacing, acting, cinematography, editing, and timing. They will collaborate with Designers and Leads to improve visual storytelling, set up actor staging and cameras, and ensure tasks are completed on time and to a high quality. They will also be expected to follow and maintain pipelines and technical requirements. The role requires a strong understanding of storytelling, acting, cinematography, and editing, along with experience directing and/or acting.
Must have:
  • Create scenes with pacing, acting, cinematography, editing and timing.
  • Communicate with other departments to improve visual storytelling.
  • Set up actor staging and cameras.
  • Complete tasks on time and to a high quality.
  • Follow and maintain pipelines and technical requirements.
  • Understanding of what creates great storytelling.
  • Good understanding of acting including posing and timing.
  • Good knowledge of cinematography and editing.
  • Experience directing and/or acting.
  • Experience with working with a screenplay.
  • Experience in using game engines.
Good to have:
  • Genuine interest in the genre.
  • Experience with MotionBuilder/Maya.
  • Experience working with animation.
  • Interest in games as medium and an art form
Perks:
  • Flexible working hours
  • A welcome pack filled with goodies
  • Trainings, lectures and courses
  • Merch
  • Private medical healthcare
  • Psychological care
  • Multisport card
  • Dog-friendly office
  • Social events
  • Healthy selections

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 on the lookout for a talented Specialist or Senior Cinematic Designer to join our Warsaw team and contribute to the ongoing development of the Witcher 4. Our Cinematics team excels at crafting engaging interactive scenes and cutscenes using advanced animation libraries and motion capture technology. You'll collaborate with some of the industry’s leading storytellers to produce scenes that are emotionally gripping or action-packed and spectacular. If you have a knack for bringing stories to life through breathtaking cinematics and want to be part of a groundbreaking project in a passionate and creative environment, we want to hear from you!

Daily responsibilities

  • Creating compelling scenes with conscious pacing, acting, cinematography, editing and timing.
  • Communicating with Designers, other departments and Leads to improve readability of visual storytelling and establish perfect continuity of the story with gameplay.
  • Setting up actor staging and cameras.
  • Completing tasks on time in high quality.
  • Following and maintaining pipelines and technical requirements.

Qualifications

  • Understanding of what creates great storytelling and how to use means of expression to create coherent and memorable scenes and sequences.
  • Good understanding of acting including posing and timing.
  • Good knowledge of cinematography and editing.
  • Experience directing and/or acting.
  • Experience with working with a screenplay.
  • Self-motivated team player.
  • Experience in using game engines: Unreal (preferably), Unity, Godot, REDkit etc.
  • Technical problem-solving.
  • Quick to adapt to company proprietary software.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • For senior level role we expect a minimum of 5 years of AAA games development experience (doing long-form projects from inception to completion).

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

  • Genuine interest in the genre.
  • Experience with MotionBuilder/Maya.
  • Experience working with animation
  • Experience with MotionBuilder.
  • Interest in games as medium and an art form

Please, include any type of an art portfolio to your application (3D art, animation, movie, vfx, photography etc.).

Additional Information

Working mode

  • Office-First: working primarily from the Warsaw or Kraków office for a minimum 10 days per month.

Relocation support

  • Relocation package – flight ticket, company apartment for your first month, relocating your pet, shipping your belongings: it’s all covered. 
  • Relocation assistance — processing your legalization operations for you, assistance with finding residence, tax settlements - 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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