Lead Cinematic Designer

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!

We're excited to announce an opportunity at our new office in Boston for a talented Lead Cinematic Designer. This role is part of our team working on Project Orion - the follow-up to Cyberpunk 2077 and the next major video game in the Cyberpunk franchise. Our Cinematics Team focuses on crafting highly interactive cinematic sequences using animation libraries and motion capture, creating a unique fusion of film and game.

You will be the driving force behind growing and maintaining an effective team of like-minded individuals, providing feedback, and nurturing the development of team members.

If you're as passionate about cinema as you are about narrative design and feel as comfortable with a camera as you do with visual scripting, then this is the position for you.

Daily Responsibilities

• Leading the team to complete tasks on time and with high quality, and assisting team members in following and maintaining pipelines and technical requirements.
• Creating scenes with excellent pacing, acting, cinematography, editing, and timing.
• Working closely with the Cinematic Director to help design a unique scene system and establish cinematic vision.
• Guiding team members to effectively utilize Unreal Technology.
• Motivating and energizing the team members.
• Fostering a team culture that reflects the company's values and goals.
• Making employment decisions.

• Proven experience as a Manager or Lead.
• Deep understanding of what creates great storytelling and how to use means of expression to create coherent and memorable interactive scenes and sequences.
• Experience with narrative design and interactive storytelling, using visual scripting. 
• Perfect understanding of acting including posing and timing.
• Great knowledge of cinematography and editing.
• Minimum 8 years of AAA games development experience (doing long-form projects from inception to completion), with at least 3 in a leading role.
• 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.

Nice to have

• Genuine interest in the genre.
• Experience with MotionBuilder/Maya.
• Experience working with animation
• Experience with MotionBuilder.

This job requires working in Boston, US.
Working mode: in-office in a hybrid or full-time capacity. 

Health & Well-being

• Company paid medical healthcare (dental vision & mental).
• Paid Leave - 20 days of holiday for every team member per year (26 days after two years).
• No dress-code - we like to keep it casual.
• 401K with employer matching.
• Gym Membership Reimbursement.

Perks & Professional Growth

• Flexible working hours.
• Trainings, lectures and courses - internal workshops, 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!
• A welcome pack filled with goodies - to help you feel right at home once you join the team.

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.
• Truly international working environment - a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.