Animation Editor - Temp (SFD / Cinematics)

Responsibilities

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Provide creative editorial for a wide range of animated projects for internet release, working with storyboards, animation, music, and sound effects to create works that excite, inform, and tell a story in support of our various IPs.
• Must be able to operate with varying degrees of supervision. Take ownership when needed, while remaining flexible to collaboration and iteration, working with a team of project leads and game team stakeholders.
• Facilitate content reviews with stakeholders and implement director notes.
• Ingest, organize and update footage; music and sound effects pulled from our library; locate archival assets necessary to support assignment objectives.
• Generate reviewable files and outputs for Sound and work closely with the assistant for processing and delivery of final projects.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

• 5+ years professional editorial history, with experience in animation.
• Experience interfacing with departments and artists outside of post-production (e.g. Sound, Storyboarding, Writing, etc.).
• Deep knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro.
• A good sense of timing, pacing, sound design and controlling story flow through editing - including a demonstrable understanding of good composition, screen direction and continuity.
• Knowledge of current post-production industry-standard workflows and archival organization.
• Familiarity with gaming culture and an interest in video games.
• Familiarity with Blizzard’s game worlds and the stories told within them.
• Highly self-motivated with excellent communication skills.
• Able to work well under tight deadlines and quick turnover while working with different collaborators on multiple projects.
• Able to troubleshoot and solve problems independently.

Extra Points:

• Familiarity advanced video compression techniques and associated software packages.
• Compositing and 2D effects (Adobe After Effects).
• Animation/3D Title Creation/Storyboarding/or other related skill.

Qualifications

None specified.

Skills

Deep knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro, a good sense of timing, pacing, sound design and controlling story flow through editing, knowledge of current post-production industry-standard workflows and archival organization, familiarity with gaming culture and an interest in video games, familiarity with Blizzard’s game worlds and the stories told within them, highly self-motivated with excellent communication skills, able to work well under tight deadlines and quick turnover while working with different collaborators on multiple projects, able to troubleshoot and solve problems independently.

Benefits

The Company offers comprehensive benefits including: Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others.

Pay

The standard base pay range for this role is $30.47 - $56.35 Hourly.

Schedule

The role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The potential home studio for this role is Irvine, CA. However, we understand each person’s circumstances may be unique and will work with you to explore other possible options, including remote work arrangements.