Blizzard Entertainment

Senior Previz Artist - Temp (SFD / Cinematics)

Irvine, California, United States of America · Senior · Part-time

Sponsorship not specified$40k-$73kDetected 28 days ago

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About the role

You should have experience previsualizing and supporting a director's vision through appropriate use of staging, blocking, cameras, lenses, composition, motion, and editing.
You are organized and creative, with the ability to solve problems efficiently.
This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home.

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.
Communicate clearly with production staff and manage multiple production tasks simultaneously.
Maintain technical cleanliness in all work.
Our ability to build immersive and innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment.

Experience 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.
Knowledge & Skills Strong cinematic knowledge.
Experience previsualizing shots from scratch without prior storyboards or visual reference.
Ability to verbally pitch ideas clearly and concisely.
Proficiency shooting with camera capture systems and processing resulting data.
Experience with Python or MEL scripting in Maya.
Required Application Materials Cover letter (optional).
Minimum Requirements Experience 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.

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $39.54 - $73.16 Hourly.

Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry's most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards.
We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™.

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