About the job

We are Fool’s Theory, a company from Bielsko-Biała in Poland, creators of the game Seven: The Days Long Gone and The Thaumaturge.

We are actively seeking skilled individuals to join our team to work on a project developed in cooperation with CD PROJEKT RED.

Sounds interesting? Get in touch with us!

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Animation, Art, and Design to build exciting cinematics.
• Build high quality blockout cinematics in Unreal.
• Process and integrate character animations, visual effects, and camera work.
• Independently maintain and handle cinematics in a highly iterative environment.
• Consult on the planning of cinematic team goals.
• Troubleshoot problems in a collaborative and communicative way.
• Champion the development and refinement of cinematic tools and workflows.
• Supervise members of the team and coach them to success through reviews and mentorship.
• In addition to core responsibilities, you will be encouraged to take ownership of key features with minimal direction, in support of the Cinematic Design Lead and the Cinematics team.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of cinematic language, camera work and editing.
• Excellent proficiency in Unreal Engine and Sequencer.
• Knowledge of Motion Builder.
• Open mind and willingness to discuss and learn
• Takes initiative, anticipating team needs and producing appropriate solutions.
• Proactive demeanour and strong problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of composition and cinematography, with the ability to analyse and apply these principles.
• Takes initiative to do creative cross-departmental brainstorming.
• Experience in non-linear storytelling.
• Experience with Adobe Premiere.
• Knowledge of lighting and colour theory.

We offer

• Fixed-term contract.
• Opportunity to work on a cool project in cooperation with CD PROJEKT RED.
• Fixed-term contract with possibility of extension.
• Flexible working hours (core hours 10:00-16:00).
• Possibility to work remotely (from anywhere with a time zone difference of -/+ 2 hours from GMT+1).
• English language lessons.
• Working in a group of experienced specialists, often gamedev veterans, who are willing to share their knowledge.
• Custom tools to automate boring, repetitive stuff.
• Working with modern tools from leading technology suppliers (e.g. Jetbrains), as well as with our proprietary solutions.
• Support in industry training courses, conferences and fairs participation (both as a participant or speaker).
• Private medical insurance (Enel-med).
• Access to MyBenefit platform with a possibility to co-finance a Multisport Card.
• Psychological support.