Epic Games

Cinematics Director

Cary,North Carolina,United States · Director

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About the role

At the core of Epic's success are talented, passionate people.
Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment.
We're constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

Responsibilities

This is a highly collaborative role working alongside our existing directors and discipline leads to brainstorm, rapidly pitch, and bring ideas to life.
You'll manage multiple trailers simultaneously while incorporating feedback from Marketing, Art Direction, Game Direction, and other partners without compromising the creative intent.
Develop and pitch original story and comedy ideas, taking them from early concept through final delivery.
Work hands-on in Unreal Engine 5, building and iterating sequences in Sequencer.
Manage multiple projects simultaneously while synthesizing feedback from Marketing, Art Direction, Game Direction, and other creative partners.
Collaborate with the Animation Director on performance and motion capture, and oversee scene assembly in Unreal Engine.

Requirements

familiarity with Control Rig workflows.
Ability to communicate creative intent across Animation, Layout, Lighting, FX, and technical teams.

Nice to have

Experience directing actors, performance capture, or motion capture sessions.
Background in animation, storyboarding, editing, or visual development.
Familiarity with modeling, skinning, rigging, or technical art.
Interest in emerging animation and filmmaking technologies, including procedural and AI-assisted workflows.
Scripting or technical art knowledge, including Python or Blueprints.
Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life.
We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents.
Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks.

Benefits

Collaborate with our directors and discipline leads to define the creative vision, story, tone, and visual language for Fortnite cinematic trailers and short-form content.
Partner across Animation, Layout, Lighting, FX, Production, and Technical Art to bring the creative vision to life.

Company info

Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 years we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.
Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!
Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.
In the Cinematics Team, we are pushing the boundaries of what is possible in realtime.
We are in the early stages of this growth in realtime quality work and we are growing quickly and implementing various techniques and ideas to improve what can be done in Unreal Engine.
Our team is one of the few at the forefront of delivering innovation, through cinematic quality visuals.
Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company.
For over 30 years we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before.
Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design.
As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.
Like what you hear?
Come be a part of something Epic!
Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer.

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