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Telltale Games is looking for a talented and promising Cinematic Artist to assist the art team in creating compelling in-game cutscenes in Telltale's proprietary tool. The ideal candidate should have a strong sense of composition, timing and editing as well as a good understanding of storytelling, acting and cinematography.

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PLEASE NOTE: In addition to your cover letter and resume, please include the following in your submission:

Portfolio
A portfolio of samples that represent the range of your skills, provided that everything has been cleared for release by copyright owners. Generally, 12 to 15 pieces are a good sample. At this time we only accept online portfolios and no longer accept physical applications.

Cinematic Test
To be considered for the position, we ask all applicants to do a cinematic test. Click here to download the instructions, script, and audio files you will need to complete the test.

Please attach the video file or include a link to the uploaded video on a website like vimeo.com along with your cover letter, resume, and portfolio.

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• Responsibilities
• Create compelling cutscenes and interactive dialogs with excellent pacing, acting, and timing using animation libraries.
• Communicate with Designers and Leads to improve readability of visual storytelling.
• Set up cameras and actor staging.
• Balance quality with efficiency when working under tight deadlines.
• Follow and maintain pipelines and technical requirements.
• Work with designers and art director to establish continuity of the story with gameplay
• Essential Skills and Experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good understanding of acting basics including posing and timing.
• Good knowledge of cinematography and editing.
• Self motivated team player.
• Ability to quickly learn new software.
• Technical problem solving.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Quick to adapt to company proprietary software
• Preferred Skills and Experience
• Passion for making adventure games.
• Experience with character and camera animation in Maya.
• Knowledge of Maya.
• Experience working in the video games industry.

Principals only. Sorry, no unsolicited agencies, please!

If interested, please send your resume, salary requirements, and earliest start date to jobs@telltalegames.com with the subject "Cinematic Artist". Please be aware that you must be legally qualified to work in the United States to be considered for this position.

Telltale Games is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protected by Federal, State or local law.