Gearbox

Layout Lead, Cinema & Cinematics Dept

Frisco, TX

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 47 days ago

UnityUnreal EnginePhotographyLeadershipCollaborationProblem Solving

About the role

The Gearbox Entertainment Company is an award-winning creator and distributor of entertainment for people around the world.
Gearbox Entertainment has become widely known for successful game franchises including Brothers in Arms and Borderlands, as well as acquired Duke Nukem and Homeworld.
For more information, visit www.Gearbox.com.

Lead the efforts of the Cinema & Cinematics Layout Team through strong collaboration with the Lead Cinematic Animator to bring to life signature narrative moments within Gearbox projects and.
Using scripts, storyboards, raw mocap performance, and/or rough animation to drive pre-visualization, shot design, and/or layout of scenes and sequences, creating camerawork and initial editing of scenes using compositional techniques, lensing, and initial editorial layout.
When needed, steer, manage, and organize the process of creating low-res and representational assets in support of the creation of layout files prepared for the cinematic animation team.
Help to transfer and sometimes edit performance capture data into layout scenes in preparation for shot design, then continuing to update and revise until ready for animation.
Working closely with the Cinematics Director and Cinematics Producer, establish and advocate scope and schedules in order to hit deadlines and manage priorities.
Gearbox Entertainment develops and publishes products through its subsidiaries, Gearbox Software and Gearbox Publishing.
Our Layout Lead is an experienced leader and camera connoisseur, exuding a passion for visual storytelling, composition, and editing - able to own and steer scenes as they are pitched, planned, and executed via the foundational anatomy of a scene; camera, blocking, staging, and composition -- helping to create strong crafted narrative moments.
Relocation support offered.

Minimum 4 years of experience working in cinematics on AAA video game titles or minimum 3 years of experience working in the Film/VFX/Animation industry.
A strong understanding of cinematography and editing techniques of storytelling performances in all mediums.
Experience with CG lighting techniques and pipelines.
Experience and understanding of game engine workflows like UE4, Unity, or equivalent post-production rendering techniques.
Advanced hands-on experience with Autodesk Maya.
Experience with Autodesk MotionBuilder.
Experience using tasking platforms such as Shotgrid and Jira.
Experience and knowledge using practical cameras and lenses for photography and/or cinematography.
Drive polish work supporting final camerawork, set design, lighting, VFX and animation, while having a strong understanding of each and the ability to complement their application.

Gearbox's ambition is to entertain the world and its key driving objectives include the pursuit of happiness for our talent, partners and customers, the prioritization of entertainment and creativity and a measured respect for profitability.

This listing is sourced directly from Gearbox's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.