Cinematic Artist

Job Description

Job Role: Cinematic Artist

Key Responsibilities:

• Cinematic Creation:
• Design and create high-quality cinematic sequences using Unreal Engine, including camera setup, lighting, and animation.
• Create storyboarding to translate story concepts into compelling cinematic moments.
• Implement dynamic and engaging camera movements, framing, and visual compositions.
• 3D Tasks:
• Model, texture, and create assets for environments, characters, props, and VFX.
• Optimize 3D assets for real-time performance without compromising visual quality.
• Collaborate with the art team to ensure assets and scenes align with the overall project style and quality benchmarks.
• Animate character Props and environment in Unreal engine
• Lighting and Rendering:
• Create and optimize realistic or stylized lighting setups for cinematic and gameplay scenes.
• Work on rendering pipelines to achieve high-quality visuals within Unreal Engine.
• Optimise performance in Unreal
• Content Integration:
• Integrate assets and animations into Unreal Engine, ensuring seamless transitions and interactions.
• Work closely with technical artists to troubleshoot and resolve integration issues.
• Collaboration:
• Coordinate with animators, designers, and VFX artists to ensure cinematic and 3D assets meet creative and technical requirements.
• Participate in creative brainstorming sessions and provide input on visual storytelling techniques.

Requirements:

• Experience:
• 3+ years of experience as a Cinematic Artist, 3D Video artist, or similar role in the gaming or entertainment industry.
• Strong portfolio showcasing cinematic work in Unreal and 3D assets content creation
• Technical Skills:
• Proficiency in Editing tool, Unreal Engine, including Sequencer, Blueprints, and rendering workflows.
• Strong understanding of camera techniques, lighting, and composition.
• Proficiency in industry-standard 3D software such as Maya, Blender, or 3ds Max.
• Experience with texturing tools like Substance Painter/Designer or Photoshop.
• Knowledge of optimizing assets for real-time performance.
• Artistic Skills:
• Strong sense of storytelling, timing, and visual composition.
• Ability to create both realistic and stylized assets as per project needs.
• Attention to detail and an eye for quality.
• Problem-Solving:
• Strong troubleshooting skills for technical and artistic challenges.
• Collaboration:
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to take direction and incorporate feedback constructively.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with motion capture and integrating mocap data into Unreal Engine.
• Familiarity with rigging and character animation pipelines.
• Knowledge of post-production workflows, including editing and compositing.
• Passion for storytelling and creating immersive cinematic experiences.
• Video editing experience rendered in Unreal engine
• 3d content creation experience