Contract Senior Previsualization Artist

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality previsualization sequences that communicate story, performance, pacing, camera language, and cinematic intent.
• Translate scripts, story treatments, creative briefs, and stakeholder feedback into clear and compelling visual sequences.
• Drive shot design, camera blocking, and visual storytelling decisions for complex cinematic and action-driven sequences.
• Collaborate with directors, creative leadership, production, design, animation, and art teams to align previs work with project goals.
• Create storyboards, animatics, and previs presentations to support creative reviews and production planning.
• Identify storytelling, technical, and production challenges early and propose effective visual solutions.
• Establish and maintain previs workflows, standards, and best practices.
• Provide guidance, feedback, and mentorship to junior artists and external partners when applicable.
• Present work to stakeholders and effectively communicate creative rationale behind visual decisions.
• Support cinematic, marketing, gameplay, and transmedia initiatives as needed.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience in previsualization, cinematics, storyboarding, animation, film, television, or game development.
• Advanced proficiency in Unreal Engine, Maya, Blender, or comparable 3D visualization tools.
• Demonstrated expertise in cinematic storytelling, shot composition, camera movement, and editorial pacing.
• Strong understanding of cinematography, visual language, and film production workflows.
• Proven ability to independently own previs sequences from concept through final delivery.
• Experience collaborating directly with directors, creative leads, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Able to thrive in fast-paced, iterative production environments with evolving creative direction.
• Delivers cinematic previs sequences that directly influence creative and production decisions.
• Consistently translates abstract creative direction into actionable visual storytelling.
• Identifies risks and opportunities before production, saving time and reducing downstream iteration.
• Earns trust from creative leadership through strong judgment, collaboration, and execution.
• Serves as a subject matter expert in previs, cinematics, and visual storytelling.