Creative Assembly is looking for a Cinematics Producer to join our talented team to work on our new project, a sequel to Alien: Isolation. This role will be based at our studio in Horsham, UK and can be offered as hybrid and has an expectation of 2 days per week in our Horsham studio. Further details can be discussed during the recruitment process.

Key responsibilities

• Overview and manage our cinematics both internally and externally
• Build and maintain production schedules for cinematic sequences (cutscenes, trailers, in-game narrative scenes).
• Track milestones, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Work closely with Art and Creative Directors, animators, lighting artists, writers, editors, and audio teams.
• Oversee the creation, integration, and delivery of cinematic assets (models, rigs, animation, VFX, etc.).
• Help refine pipelines to ensure smooth collaboration between departments (art, design, narrative, engineering).
• Manage external vendors or outsourcing studios contributing to cinematics.
• Track feedback from directors and stakeholders and ensure notes are addressed promptly.
• Conduct regular playthroughs and reviews to monitor cinematic quality and integration.
• Proactively identify production risks and bottlenecks and resolve them.
• Manage budgets related to motion capture shoots, VO sessions, outsourcing, and other cinematic expenses.

Essential Experience

• Having shipped at least one full-scale game with significant cinematic content.
• Working with third-party studios or freelancers and integrating their work into the main production pipeline.
• Solid background in project management
• Familiarity with project tracking tools (ideally JIRA).
• Understanding of the full game development lifecycle and where cinematics fit into it.
• Experience working with animation pipelines (previs → layout → blocking → final animation → lighting → final render).
• Familiarity with terms like mocap (motion capture), storyboarding, editing, voiceover (VO) production.
• Excellent cross-discipline communication, from artists and animators to tech engineers and external partners.
• Ability to maintain clear production documentation, reports, and workflows.

Desired (Nice-to-Have) Experience

• Hands-on experience with game engines (e.g., Unreal Engine, Unity)