Responsibilities

• Execute assigned gameplay capture sequences from shot planning through organized handoff, working within an established creative approach.
• Translate creative briefs into shot lists and capture plans, and recommend visual approaches for review.
• Direct focused scenes and campaign capture sequences with limited oversight, making informed in-engine decisions about blocking, composition, camera movement, pacing, and timing.
• Partner with a Capture Lead or Manager on larger, long-form, narrative, or highly stylized capture, contributing to planning, scene development, and execution.
• Capture high-quality gameplay footage and screenshots for trailers, cinematics, gameplay features, campaign assets, social media, and other marketing needs.
• Use proprietary development tools, game engines, debug systems, and in-game controls to build and execute specific creative moments and shot requirements.
• Fill in as a game capture technician as needed, including acting in scenes, running scenarios, and coordinating gameplay according to the capture plan or director’s guidance.
• Participate in brainstorming and pre-production sessions, helping conceptualize multiplayer scenarios and gameplay moments that translate well on screen.
• Collaborate with editors, producers, creative stakeholders, and other capture team members to ensure assets are organized, usable, and aligned with delivery needs.
• Assemble daily sequences or selects in Adobe Premiere Pro for review and editorial handoff.

Requirements

• 2+ years of professional experience in game capture, real-time cinematics, video production, photography, or a related creative field; equivalent experience demonstrating strong game capture capability will also be considered.
• Demonstrated ability to independently plan and execute smaller capture assignments or scenes with limited direction and oversight.
• Experience working in a fast-paced creative, agency, entertainment, or game production environment with shifting priorities and deadlines.
• Experience creating gameplay-driven marketing, promotional, social, or cinematic content; experience leading defined capture assignments is a plus.
• Strong working understanding of cinematography, including composition, lighting, camera movement, framing, pacing, and visual storytelling.
• Working knowledge of real-world lighting, lenses, camera systems, and on-set shooting principles.
• Working knowledge of game debug systems, in-engine controls, and development tools.
• Familiarity with game engine animation and camera sequencing tools such as Unreal Sequencer, Unity Cinemachine, or similar proprietary systems.
• Familiarity with Adobe Premiere Pro or other professional video editing software.
• Ability to independently troubleshoot common capture issues and escalate more complex problems appropriately.