Previz Artist

AGBO; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Job summary

AGBO is seeking a skilled Previz Artist (all levels) to join our VFX/Animation team on a temporary basis in Los Angeles, CA. You will help visualize cinematic moments early in production, collaborating with directors, producers, and department leads to bring ambitious concepts to life in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

This role requires a strong cinematic language sense and technical proficiency in previz tools and workflows, with experience in Maya and Unreal Engine.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of previz, cinematic layout, or related roles in film/TV/games.
• Strong proficiency in Maya and experience with Unreal Engine.
• Solid understanding of cinematic language including framing, pacing, and editing.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with directors and department heads to visualize sequences through 3D previz.
• Translate scripts and storyboards into dynamic previz shots defining composition and action.
• Build previz assets like environments, props, and rigs when needed.
• Animate characters and cameras to establish tone and continuity across sequences.
• Ensure previz supports VFX, stunt coordination, virtual production, and live-action integration.
• Meet project timelines and adapt to evolving direction.
• Collaborate across departments to align previz with downstream production requirements.

Skills

Previz concepts

Cinematic language

Communication

Tools

Maya

Unreal Engine

Nuke

After Effects

Job description

About the Company:

Founded in 2017 by Anthony and Joe Russo, AGBO is an artist-led independent studio shaping the future of film and television. The Russo Brothers and AGBO have generated more than $7 billion at the global box office, including Avengers: Endgame. The studio’s projects include Academy Award-winning Everything Everywhere All at Once, Netflix hits The Gray Man and Extraction, and Prime Video’s visceral thriller The Bluff and the global Citadel franchise. Citadel Season 2 premieres in May 2026. AGBO is currently in production with Netflix on Tygo and Mercenary, both part of the Extraction universe, as well as with Lionsgate on John Rambo, a prequel to the iconic franchise. The studio is in post-production on The Whisper Man, starring Robert De Niro, and Avengers: Doomsday, which will be released December 18, 2026. AGBO will begin shooting Avengers: Secret Wars later this year. Both upcoming Avengers films are directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and co-produced by AGBO and Marvel Studios.

About the Position:

AGBO is seeking a skilled Previz Artist (all levels) to join our VFX/Animation team on a temporary basis. This artist will play a key role in the early visualization of cinematic moments, sequences, and action—working closely with directors, producers, and department leads to bring ambitious concepts to life in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. This role is ideal for someone with a strong sense of cinematic language, storytelling, and technical proficiency in previz tools and workflows.

This is a preferred hybrid position in Los Angeles, CA.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with directors, storyboard artists, and department heads to visualize sequences and scenes through 3D previz.
• Translate scripts, storyboards, and rough concepts into dynamic and cinematic previz shots that define composition, pacing, and action.
• Build previz assets including environments, props, and character rigs when needed.
• Animate characters and cameras to establish tone, staging, and visual continuity across sequences.
• Ensure previz supports technical planning, including VFX, stunt coordination, virtual production, and live-action integration.
• Work efficiently within project timelines and adapt to evolving creative direction.
• Collaborate across departments to ensure previz aligns with downstream production requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Skills:

• 3+ years of experience in previz, cinematic layout, or related roles in film, television, games, or high‑end commercials.
• Strong proficiency in Maya and some experience with Unreal Engine.
• Solid understanding of cinematic language—framing, lens choices, pacing, blocking, and editing.
• Experience with stitching mocap clips into master scenes as well as taking a shot from start to finish in terms of camera, layout and animation.
• Ability to create previz assets or modify existing assets as needed.
• Familiarity with real‑time workflows and virtual production is a plus.
• Ability to take direction and iterate quickly while maintaining quality and clarity.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Working knowledge of Nuke and After Effects is a plus.

Additional Information:

• This is a temporary position with the possibility of extension based on project needs.
• Preference will be given to those who can work in Los Angeles, CA.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for sponsorship.

AGBO Labs LLC is committed to operating fair and unbiased recruitment procedures allowing all applicants an equal opportunity for employment, free from discrimination on the basis of religion, race, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, color, ethnic or national origin or any other classification as may be protected by applicable law. We aim to recruit the right people for the jobs we have to offer, and to assess applications on the basis of relevant skills, education and experience.

AGBO participates in E-Verify - English | Spanish

The job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent to this position.