Cinematic Designer

Job Description

Cinematic Designer

BioWare Austin is searching for a Cinematic Designer to create interactive cinematic conversations that translate scripted scenes into engaging player experiences to join our Star Wars: The Old Republic team.

You will work with our Design team in close collaboration with our Narrative'/Cinematic Designers, Level Designers, and Writers to ensure our game's cinematics are presented in compelling, and immersive ways.

You will autonomously create cinematics from block-out to polish within our interactive narrative systems, all with an eye for composition, pacing, staging, animation, and body language.

Key Responsibilities
• You will script engaging interactive in-game conversations and cinematic moments.
• You will work within an existing animation library to create compelling action and emotionally motivated moments between characters.
• You will uphold established cinematic standards across the game and broader IP to maintain a design language.
• You will manage the scope and budget of assigned tasks to meet project deadlines without jeopardizing the player's experience.
• You will participate in reviews, stand-ups, playtests, and work across departments.
• You will report to the Creative Director on SWTOR.

Qualifications
• 3+ years of professional game design experience, or equivalent industry experience as a layout'/previsualization artist.
• One or more shipped titles in a Cinematic, Animation, or Narrative Design capacity.
• Familiarity with one or more game engines' cinematic tools.
• Experience with cinematic language, frame composition, pacing, tone, and narrative structure.
• Work collaboratively, receive feedback, and constructively critique peers.
• The ability to liaison between writers, artists, designers.
• Experience working on other Live Service and Open World titles.
• Familiarity with branching dialogue and RPG interaction mechanics.
• Passion for BioWare games, story-driven RPGs, and pen & paper games.
• Experience playing Star Wars: The Old Republic and general familiarity with Star Wars and want to leave your mark on the galaxy.

Portfolio Requirements
• A reel of cinematic work from past projects. Shipped game titles.
• Examples of cinematics built with a game engine or comparable tool.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d9zmyk-3-139-82-23-42 in your application.