Blizzard Entertainment
Senior Previz Artist - Temp (SFD / Cinematics)
Irvine, California, United States of America · Senior · Part-time
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About the role
- Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a talented Senior Previz Artist to assist our Cinematics team in creating the next generation of our award-winning cinematics!
- 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.
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.
- Communicate clearly with production staff and manage multiple production tasks simultaneously.
- Maintain technical cleanliness in all work.
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.
- 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).
Skills
- Knowledge & Skills Strong cinematic knowledge.
Compensation
- In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $39.54 - $73.16 Hourly.
Company info
- 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™.
- We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.
- We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities.
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