Lead Cinematics Designer - Remote, Flexible Hours, AAA Project

the hive; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

English lessons

Medical insurance

Professional development

Flexible hours

Job summary

Fool's Theory is seeking a Cinematics Lead to guide a talented team working on the Witcher 3: Songs of the Past expansion in cooperation with CD PROJEKT RED. You will own the cinematic pipeline from concept to in-game integration, coordinating with Narrative, Animation, Art and Design leads to deliver high-quality cinematic experiences.

You will plan milestones, estimate scope, mentor the team, and push for creative solutions within production constraints while maintaining delivery schedules.

Qualifications

• At least 4+ years of professional experience in cinematic design or a similar position.
• Experience leading or mentoring a team is required.
• Deep understanding of cinematic language, camera work and editing.

Responsibilities

• Leading and coordinating the Cinematics team, scheduling workloads.
• Overseeing the cinematic pipeline from script to in-game implementation.
• Collaborating with Animation, Art, and Design to build cinematics.
• Setting the quality bar for cinematics at every stage and reviewing work.
• Planning and estimating cinematic scope, tracking progress and risks.
• Coordinating with mocap, voice-over, localization and partners.
• Building blockout cinematics in RedKit and hands-on in demanding scenes.
• Mentoring the Cinematics team and providing regular feedback.
• Championing cinematic tools and workflows development.
• Troubleshooting problems collaboratively and responsibly.

Skills

Cinematic design

Team leadership

English fluency

Tools

MotionBuilder

Adobe Premiere

RedKit

Job description

Fool's Theory is seeking a Cinematics Lead to guide a talented team working on the Witcher 3: Songs of the Past expansion in cooperation with CD PROJEKT RED. You will own the cinematic pipeline from concept to in-game integration, coordinating with Narrative, Animation, Art and Design leads to deliver high-quality cinematic experiences.

You will plan milestones, estimate scope, mentor the team, and push for creative solutions within production constraints while maintaining delivery schedules.