Senior Previz Artist

3 Months ago • 5 Years + • Game Story Writing/Narrative Design

Job Summary

Job Description

CD PROJEKT RED seeks an experienced Senior Previz Artist to join their team working on Project Polaris, a new Witcher series saga. You will create cinematic sequences for the game, collaborating with directors and designers to ensure engaging and emotional or action-packed experiences. Responsibilities include crafting complete movie sequences with strong pacing, acting, and cinematography, collaborating with various departments to ensure visual storytelling clarity, and maintaining and developing internal pipelines and technology.
Must have:
  • Exceptional understanding of film language
  • 5+ years experience as a Previz Artist
  • Proficiency in camera animation
  • Strong knowledge of visual language basics
  • Ability to understand game design
  • Self-motivated team player
  • Technical problem-solving skills
Good to have:
  • Knowledge of MotionBuilder, Maya, Blender, Unreal engine
  • Experience directing actors/acting
  • Keyframe animation experience
  • Screenplay experience
  • Interest in The Witcher franchise
Perks:
  • Relocation package (flight, apartment, pet relocation)
  • Relocation assistance (legalization, residence, tax)
  • Polish lessons for employees and partners
  • Paid leave (holiday, sick, maternity/paternity)
  • Flexible working hours
  • Trainings and courses
  • Cafeteria platform benefits
  • Merch and welcome pack
  • Private medical healthcare
  • Health checks
  • Psychological care
  • Multisport card
  • Dog-friendly office
  • Social events
  • Healthy selections
  • International working environment

Job Details

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 looking for an experienced, talented and creative Senior Previz Artist to join our team to work on Project Polaris — the first game in a new Witcher series saga — to help us bring our ambitious vision of this new, open world RPG to life while pushing the bar for narrative-driven experiences ever higher! In this position you will be responsible for creating complete movie sequences and videos that help support the director’s vision through the appropriate use of time efficient 3D graphics, motion capture, key frame animation, mixed media and or illustration.

Together, with our storytellers and game designers, you will create game experiences that are compelling and emotional or spectacular and bursting with action. We have them all! 
(This job requires working in a hybrid or full 

Daily responsibilities

  • Creating complete movie sequences with excellent pacing, acting, cinematography, editing, and timing.
  • Communicating with Designers and Leads across company departments to improve readability of the visual storytelling that understand both narrative and gameplay requirements.
  • Following, maintaining and creating new internal pipelines and tech. 

Qualifications

  • Exceptional understanding of film language and how to use it to create coherent and memorable scenes and sequences that convey desired emotions.
  • At least 5 years of experience as a Previz Artist working in the game or film industries.
  • Proficiency in camera animation and working experience with motion capture animation.
  • Excellent understanding of acting including posing and timing.
  • Strong knowledge of all visual language basics like, light value, editing,staging and frame composition.
  • The ability to understand game design and to convey it’s visualization.
  • Ability to quickly learn and adapt to company proprietary software.
  • Being a self-motivated team player.
  • Technical problem-solving skills.

Nice to have:

  • Knowledge of the following tools: MotionBuilder, Maya, Blender Unreal engine.
  • Experience directing actors and/or acting.
  • Experience with keyframe animation.
  • Experience with working with a screenplay.
  • Genuine interest in the Witcher franchise.

Additional Information

Working mode

  • Office-First: working primarily from the Warsaw office for a minimum 10 days per month.

Relocation support

  • Relocation package – flight ticket, company apartment for your first month, relocating your pet, shipping your belongings: it’s all covered. 
  • Relocation assistance — processing your legalization operations for you, assistance with finding residence, tax settlements - all you need to feel right at home is taken care of.
  • Polish lessons for foreign employees — and for your spouse or partner, too.
  • Paid Leave — from 20 to 26 days of holiday for every team member per year, paid sick leave, and paid maternity & paternity leave.

Perks & Professional Growth 

  • Flexible working hours — start your workday anytime between 8:00 and 10:00 AM.
  • 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!
  • REDs have access to the cafeteria platform through which they can receive subscription benefits, additional medical packages or vouchers and codes to shops and cinemas.
  • 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

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.
  • Health checks — tests and vaccinations at the studio as well as professional advice and guidance from a specialist doctor.
  • 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.

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About The Company

CD PROJEKT RED is home to over 1000 game-making professionals from all over the globe. We speak many different languages, but share one love — video games.


We are creators of The Witcher series of games, including the acclaimed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Most recently, we have created Cyberpunk 2077 and its spy-thriller expansion Phantom Liberty.


We are headquartered in Warsaw, Poland, with studios in Cracow and Wroclaw. In North America, we operate in Vancouver and will be opening a new studio in Boston to drive development on the followup to Cyberpunk 2077. 


We’re proud to have a gamer-first approach, a diverse & supportive culture, and a focus on mature, meaningful storytelling that will inspire gamers for years to come.


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