Job Description:
CD PROJEKT RED is looking for a talented Senior Cinematic Designer to join our Boston team and help shape the next evolution of cinematic storytelling in Cyberpunk 2, the follow-up to Cyberpunk 2077.
Daily Responsibilities:
- Create dynamic, in-game cinematic sequences that merge storytelling with gameplay, maintaining player immersion and agency.
- Implement scenes with a focus on character staging, lighting, and composition that enhance the emotional and visual impact of each moment.
- Use Unreal Engine’s Sequencer and proprietary visual scripting tools to build and iterate on non-linear cinematic scenes.
- Craft expressive facial performances by combining facial animation libraries with custom animation work to deliver believable, emotionally resonant interactions.
- Collaborate closely with writers, cinematic designers, animators, quest, and gameplay teams to ensure seamless integration between narrative and interactive elements.
- Participate in motion capture sessions, assisting with shot design, framing, and performance guidance.
- Balance artistic vision with technical performance, ensuring all cinematic content meets quality and optimization standards for real-time execution.
- Maintain the visual and narrative consistency of the project through close cooperation with art direction and cinematic leadership.
Qualifications:
- Strong understanding of cinematography, composition, and camera language within a real-time engine.
- Deep knowledge of editing, timing, and pacing for both linear and interactive storytelling.
- Proven experience implementing cinematics in a gameplay context, using Unreal Sequencer or similar tools.
- Solid grasp of acting and posing for character-driven scenes.
- Experience with visual scripting systems such as Unreal Blueprints or proprietary equivalents.
- Familiarity with motion capture workflows and directing talent for cinematic performance.
- 8+ years of AAA game development experience, including at least one shipped, narrative-driven title.
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
- Strong problem-solving ability and adaptability to proprietary pipelines.
