Senior Previz Artist - Temp (SFD / Cinematics)

About the role

Blizzard Entertainment is seeking a Senior Previz Artist to join our Cinematics team. This role is a 12-month temporary position.

Responsibilities

• Create complex, beautifully composed shots that clearly depict story beats through staging, blocking, camera motion, and character performance.
• Collaborate with a director, supervisor, lead, and other creative stakeholders, incorporating their feedback into a cohesive visual.
• Provide solutions to creative problems and be capable of pitching ideas verbally.
• Communicate clearly with production staff and manage multiple production tasks simultaneously.
• Maintain technical cleanliness in all work. Take personal accountability for deliveries and proactively identify possible technical concerns.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in film / VFX / animation / game production as a previz or rough layout artist working on complex, high fidelity sequences and shots.
• Professional Maya experience. Proficient with animation blocking for previz and familiar with modeling, rigging, shading, etc.
• Strong cinematic knowledge. Instinctively understand cameras, lenses, composition, film language, and editing.
• Experience previsualizing shots from scratch without prior storyboards or visual reference.
• Able to verbally pitch ideas clearly and concisely.
• Capable of growing through peer feedback and providing honest, constructive feedback to others.
• Understand the role of previz in production and the workings of linked production departments (modeling, rigging, final layout, animation, etc.).

Skills

• Understand the general themes and style of Blizzard games, cinematics, and franchises.
• Proficiency shooting with camera capture systems and processing resulting data.
• Experience with Python or MEL scripting in Maya.

Benefits

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered!

Pay

The standard base pay range for this role is $39.54 - $73.16 Hourly. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location.

Schedule

This 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.