Junior Cinematic Designer

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 currently looking for a talented Junior Cinematic Designer to join our team in Warsaw to work on The Witcher 4. Our Cinematic team is responsible for creating compelling interactive scenes and cutscenes using animation libraries and motion capture. Together, with some of the industry’s best storytellers, you will create scenes that are compelling and emotional or spectacular and bursting with action. We have it all! You will be also working closely with writers and quest designers and all that in a passionate and creative environment among other experienced and talented cutscene artists.

Daily responsibilities

• Create compelling scenes with excellent pacing, acting, cinematography, editing and timing.
• Communicate with Designers and Leads to improve readability of visual storytelling and establish perfect continuity of the story with gameplay.
• Complete tasks on time in high quality.
• Follow and maintain pipelines and technical requirements.

Qualifications

• Understanding of what great storytelling is and intuition for what can it be, and what tools to use when creating memorable scenes and sequences
• intuitive understanding of acting including posing and timing.
• Interest in cinematography and editing.
• Self-motivated team player.
• Ability to quickly learn new software.
• Technical problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• English proficiency.

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

• Experience in using game engines: Unreal (preferably), Unity, Godot, REDkit etc.

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 in the Warsaw office in a full time or hybrid mode.

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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