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Layout Artist

Apex Systems is a global IT services provider, and our staffing practice has an opening for a Layout Artist with 3-5+ years of Previs and Editing experience, Scene blocking experience and a solid understanding of cinematic camera language, to place at our client.

Location: Vancouver, BC - must be willing to come on-site full time or in hybrid capacity (hybrid – 3 days/week)

Responsibilities

• Effectively train and mentor new layout artists as needed
• Editing with audio using Premiere and Unreal
• Create and support seamless transitions between gameplay and cinematics
• Work with Cinematics Director and various departments of the Game Team
• Pre-visualize Scenes in Maya and Unreal using concepts/script/storyboards
• To adopt a deep understanding of the proprietary tools and process used on the layout team and build upon that foundation
• To work with production on dependencies, estimates and scheduling
• Final Camera polish
• To foresee layout production needs and communicate tool requests effectively
• Tell stories and convey emotions through cinematic cameras, bring creative solutions to strengthen the scenes
• Technical Layout of real time scenes in Motion Builder, Maya and Unreal
• Motion Capture Session preparation and support

Requirements:

• Comprehensive understanding of the principles of animation
• Ability to organize and manage time effectively to meet deadlines
• Solid knowledge of camera lenses and traditional principles of cinematography
• Ability to offer creative problem-solving ideas to cinematics related content
• Experience working with Motion Capture
• Must have good working knowledge of Maya, Motion Builder and Premiere
• Portfolio
• Art-related degree and/or comparable professional experience
• In-depth understanding of cinematic language, including strong emotional storytelling through staging, composition and editing

Preferred Experience

• Animation, Rigging, and Video Editing experience
• Unreal Engine or other game engine experience
• Scripting skills in Maya and Motion Builder along with a passion for creating tools to assist workflow a plus

Top 3 Requirements

• A solid understanding of cinematic camera language
• Previs and editing
• Scene blocking