Senior Cinematics Artist

We are currently looking for an experienced, creative, and artistically talented Senior Cinematics Artist to join our growing Creative Team based in Seattle, WA. The Senior Cinematics Artist will create top-tier animation and visual effects using 2D and 3D assets, while also developing highly versatile motion graphics toolkits, and providing your technical and design expertise to the wider overall team.

Our Seattle office is located in the heart of quirky, creative Ballard. When we’re not making awesome games, we’re out sampling the delicious food Ballard has to offer; we’re sipping coffee (or tea) at our favorite coffee shops, or we’re engrossed in epic table-top battles at Cafe Mox. We’re passionate about creating a tight-knit work environment that feels like you’re hanging out with your friends.

COVID-19 Hiring Update: We’ve transitioned to a work-from-home model and were continuing to interview and hire during this time. This role is expected to begin as a remote position. We understand each person’s circumstances may be unique and will work with you to explore possible interim options.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create animatics by taking the visual designs of menus, transitions, buttons, and rewards, and animating them according to Mythical’s quality, style and motion conventions
• Develop a vision and lead the charge in bringing games to life with a team of UI and UX designers
• Refine a bar for quality and drive workflow improvements to unlock the potential for future artists
• Confidently and effectively communicate and represent what motion can be used for and also when it shouldn’t be leveraged to the broader team
• Understand and present the product’s features and goals by breathing life into our game’s experience
• Adeptly balance craft and product feedback with a strong empathy and focus on player experience
• Utilize different technical formats of Mythical’s style animations in the most efficient and performant way that achieves the product goals

Requirements:

• 3-5 years motion graphics experience
• Expert knowledge of After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, Cinema 4D, Mac, and video formats/codecs
• Adequate VFX skills: typography, design/layout, color composition, and animation.
• Understanding of version control tools and game dev workflow
• Maintain Video Services workflows and high standard of quality
• Must be able to collaborate creative ideas in a clear and concise manner
• Must be organized, and have excellent attention to detail
• Must have strong troubleshooting skills
• Must be able to work independently and also well with others as part of a team

Pluses:

• Experience working Unity
• Experience working in Figma and Octane Renderer
• Knowledge of best practices for optimized implementation

Required Application Materials:

• Portfolio link with demo reel(s) that reflect your work that is relevant to the Senior Cinematics Artist role
• Only online submissions will be accepted (e.g. website, blog, or online album)