Artist, Video

Job Description

OUR WORLD

Activision Blizzard, Inc., a member of the S&P 500, is the world ' s most successful standalone interactive entertainment company. We delight hundreds of millions of monthly active users around the world through franchises including Activision ʹ s Call of Duty®, Destiny and Skylanders®, Blizzard ʹ s World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Hearthstone®, Diablo®, StarCraft®, and Heroes of the Storm®, and King ʹ s Candy Crush™, Pet Rescue™, Bubble Witch™ and Farm Heroes™. The company is one of the Fortune ʺ 100 Best Companies to Work For® ʺ . Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Blizzard has operations throughout the world, and its games are played in 196 countries. More information about Activision Blizzard and its products and services can be found on the company ' s website, www.activisionblizzard.com

YOUR MISSION

As an Artist (Video) you will be responsible for creating industry-leading trailers and supporting video media content produced by the Marketing Creative department for the Call of Duty franchise. You will contribute in multiple areas of production from start to finish, including game capture, editorial, post-FX, and finishing, both creating your own assets and supporting other Artists and Senior Artists. This position reports into the Creative Team Lead (Video).

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
• Capable of following and ideating on creative briefs for video production in the following areas:
• Create trailers and supporting media content for our IPs from scratch using a combination of gameplay capture, sound design, and music. This can include short-form social content up to long-form trailers.
• Work with Leads and ACDs to develop shot lists, storyboards, and outlines as needed.
• Capable of creative ideation with knowledge of trailer editing techniques, including music editing and sound design at a high-quality.
• Applying post-effects to footage including camera-shake, transitions, color-correction, or any other supporting software or plugins.
• Extensive knowledge in post-production workflows, including cutdowns, versioning, video codecs and delivery formats, transcoding, and media management.
• Occasionally direct and capture gameplay with knowledge of shot composition, blocking, and camera workflows (depth of field, aperture, focus, lenses).
• Working with and troubleshooting game development builds to manipulate camera tools to achieve cinematic gameplay capture.
• Work with and support other editors and capture artists in a collaborative environment.

PLAYER PROFILE
• Proficient in editing with Adobe Premiere CC, with supporting knowledge in After Effects, Photoshop, and other relevant editorial software and plugins.
• Experience in gameplay capture or videography/cinematography an extreme plus.
• Ability to work under tight timelines and adapt creatively when scope is adjusted with a solutions-oriented mindset and composure.
• Passion and understanding of gaming, with a foundational knowledge of the first-person genre.
• Prioritize asks and multitask effectively when needed during complex project.
• Thick skinned, good listener and able to give and take constructive criticism
• A portfolio or demo reel showcasing editorial work.
• 1-2 years of experience in the video game industry working on equivalent forms of assets.
• College degree in the requisite field or equivalent experience preferred.

YOUR PLATFORM

∙ We're headquartered in Santa Monica, California, housing multiple teams across many disciplines of Marketing, PR, Sales, Supply Chain and other corporate functions such as HR, IT, Legal, Facilities and Finance. Santa Monica is the nerve center of our company, where the best ideas combine with unrivalled rigor to create the biggest and best entertainment experiences in the world.
* The video game industry and therefore our business are fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

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