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Cinematic Artist
Blizzard Entertainment
Irvine, CA, United States
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Are you a natural filmmaker, able to convey themes and drive emotions while delivering key information? Can you capture characters so interesting and believable that viewers will send you hate mail when you kill them off? Are you bilingual, able to speak the languages of both film and games?
Blizzard’s in-game cinematics team has an opening for a dedicated cinematic artist who will work with our project director, production team and storyboard artists to make movies with our proprietary game engine and tools.
Requirements
• A minimum of 5 years professional experience working with game engines
• A minimum of 3 years professional experience creating cinematic cut scenes for AAA titles
• An in-depth understanding of game engine pipelines, technologies, and limitations
• Comprehensive experience in film making/ video production, from concept to final delivery (and everything in between)
• Strong Interpersonal and creative collaboration skills, working with developers and writers to attain a vision
Pluses
• Sketching / storyboarding
• Film School
• 3D Animation Skills
• Compositing (Premiere / After Effects)
• Scripting (Python, Lua, Maxscript, etc.)
Applicants must submit (i) a cover letter, (ii) demo reel, (iii) and a PDF of a resume. Only submittals with all three will be considered.
Blizzard Entertainment has been rated by Fortune as one of the "Best Places to Work" for several years running (and our ranking continues to rise!). We are a community of 4000 global employees who are passionate about not only gaming, but entertainment and the technology that drives our users experience. Our goal is to delight our customers by never settling for anything but the highest quality and providing worlds filled with creativity and adventure around every corner. You are bright, engaging, eager to learn and ready to make an impact. We've been waiting for you!