Lead Game Capture Artist

Scopely; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Scopely is seeking a Lead Game Capture Artist to join Flamed, our in-house Marketing Creative Services team, in the Barcelona office on a hybrid basis (3 days a week). You will primarily work on MONOPOLY GO! and support other IPs as needed.

You will navigate Unity scenes, shoot and compose high-end gameplay footage, cinematic sequences, and stills for UA ads, trailers, and key art, while applying color grading and post-processing to elevate final deliverables.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in gameplay capture, layout, pre-visualization, or 3D env design within gaming, marketing, or film.
• Excellent video reel demonstrating cinematography, capture, and scene composition.
• Deep Unity proficiency with scene building, animations, and camera setups.
• Hands-on Unreal Engine experience to produce cinematic renders.
• Strong sense of composition, color, and animation timing.
• Storytelling aptitude and cinematic language understanding; camera terminology; motion blur and depth of field.
• Proficiency with Premiere and After Effects for video production.
• Proven ability to work iteratively and communicate across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• In-Game Scene Setup: Build and animate dynamic sequences using diverse Unity builds.
• Gameplay & Cinematic Capture: Shoot and capture high-end gameplay for UA ads and trailers.
• Composition & Still Capture: Create high-res stills and 3D model shots for key art.
• Cinematography: Drive camera work, lighting, pacing and visual effects.
• Post-Processing & Polish: Initial editing, asset retouching, color adjustments.
• Iterative Quality Focus: Collaborate and incorporate feedback in a team setting.

Skills

Gameplay capture

Unity

Unreal Engine

Premiere Pro

After Effects

English communication

Cinematography

Team collaboration

Tools

Unity

Unreal Engine

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Job description

Scopely is looking for a Lead Game Capture Artist to join our Marketing Creative Services team, Flamed, in our Barcelona office on a hybrid basis. (3 days a week)

At Scopely, we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play, every day - whether in our work environments alongside our talented colleagues, or through our deep connections with our communities of players. We are a global team of game lovers who are developing, publishing and innovating the mobile games industry, connecting millions of people around the world daily.

We are the in-house creative agency, Flamed, an International multidisciplinary team. We build thousands of creatives every year to support all Scopely games Marketing needs worldwide. You will primarily work on MONOPOLY GO!, one of the top mobile games on the market, and may also support other IPs in our extensive portfolio as needed..

What you will do:

• In-Game Scene Setup: Navigate and utilize diverse Unity game builds to construct and animate dynamic in-game sequences, using in game animations and assets.
• Gameplay & Cinematic Capture: Stage, shoot, and capture high-end gameplay footage and cinematic sequences tailored for high-performing UA ads, social media, and promotional trailers.
• Composition & Still Capture: Compose and capture high-resolution gameplay stills and 3D model shots for key art and promotional materials.
• Cinematography: Craft impactful, high-energy scenes by driving dynamic camera work, lighting, action pacing, and visual effects.
• Post-Processing & Polish: Perform initial footage editing, asset retouching, and color adjustments to elevate final deliverable quality.
• Iterative Quality Focus: Maintain rigorous attention to detail while actively offering and integrating feedback in a constructive team environment.

What you will need:

• 5+ years of experience in gameplay capture, layout, pre-visualization, or 3D environment design within gaming, marketing, or film.
• An excellent video reel (Mandatory) demonstrating expert-level cinematography, gameplay capture, and scene composition.
• Deep Unity Proficiency. Hands-on experience building complex scenes, staging animations, and managing camera setups within Unity.
• Unreal Engine knowledge: Must have hands-on experience using Unreal Engine to produce cinematic-quality renders.
• Strong sense of composition, color, and animation timing.
• A good sense of story-telling and understanding of cinematic language, camera terminology with the ability to use motion blur, depth of field and other effects, to create realism.
• Experience with video production software including Premiere, and After Effects.
• Proven ability to work iteratively and communicate effectively across multidisciplinary teams (motion designers, video editors, producers).
• Problem solver and ability to work well under pressure and deadlines.
• Enjoys collaborating with designers, video editors and motion designers to deliver great advertising and marketing creative.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

Bonus Point:

• Technical art skills (e.g., scripting, shader creation, rigging, tool development) to support capture workflows and optimize assets.
• Understanding of the mobile games market and up-to-date knowledge of current pop culture trends (i.e. social media, design, movies, TV, etc.).
• Proactive interest in AI-assisted design tools and their creative applications.

About Scopely

Scopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most beloved and enduring experiences, including two of the most successful mobile games of all-time “MONOPOLY GO!” and “Pokémon GO,” along with “Stumble Guys,” “Star TrekTM Fleet Command,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” “WWE Champions,” the Scrabble® franchise, “Yahtzee® With Buddies,” and many others. Across mobile, web, PC, and console, Scopely creates, develops, publishes, and live-operates one of the most diversified and award-winning portfolios in the games industry — bringing hundreds of millions of players together through a shared love of play.

Founded in 2011, Scopely is powered by its exceptional team — including thousands of world-class gamemakers around the globe, a distinctive tenet-driven culture, and its proprietary technology platform, Playgami. Together, these strengths have fueled Scopely’s position as the #1 mobile games company in the U.S. and #2 globally, generating more than $10 billion in lifetime revenue. Whether building global sensations like “MONOPOLY GO!” from the ground up, or expanding through strategic acquisitions, including the FoxNext, GSN, and Scopely Explore games businesses — Scopely consistently delivers experiences players love today and return to for years to come.

Recognized multiple times as one of the “100 Most Influential Companies in the World” by TIME magazine and one of Fast Company's “World's Most Innovative Companies” and “Best Workplaces for Innovators,” Scopely believes that video games can be a force for good — creating meaningful connections, vibrant communities, and making life better through play.

Scopely has global operations and partners across four continents in more than a dozen countries worldwide. For more information, visit: https://www.scopely.com/.

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