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Telltale Games is looking for a talented and promising Cinematographer to assist the art team in creating compelling in-engine cutscenes in Telltale’s proprietary tool. The ideal candidate should have a good sense of storytelling, acting and cinematography.

• Responsibilities
• Create compelling cutscenes and dialog scenes with excellent pacing, acting, and timing from existing library or new requested animation with Telltale’s proprietary Tools.
• Work with Designers and Leads to solve gameplay and script issues as they apply to cutscenes.
• Balance quality with efficiency when working under tight deadlines.
• Follow and maintain Telltale’s pipelines and technical requirements.
• Create exciting camera setup for gameplay and storytelling
• Choreograph actions, camera work, and pacing of cutscenes
• Generate high quality cutscenes in company's proprietary software
• Work with designers and art director to establish continuity of the story with gameplay
• Essential Skills and Experience
• Good knowledge of cinematography and editing.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, Team player.
• Knowledge of Maya or similar 3D animation software a plus.
• Good understanding of animation basics including posing and timing.
• Self motivated team player.
• Quick to adapt to company proprietary software.
• Preferred Skills and Experience
• Passion for making adventure games
• Concept skills
• Animation experiences
• Game experiences
• Portfolio Requirement
Along with your cover letter and resume, please include a portfolio of samples that represent the range of your skills, provided that everything has been cleared for release by copyright owners. Generally, 12 to 15 pieces are a good sample. We prefer links to online portfolios, but you can also send a DVD or color photocopies to:

Telltale Games - Portfolio Submission
PO Box 9737
San Rafael, CA 94912-9737

NOTE: Please do not send original works as we will not be able to return them.

If interested, please send your resume to jobs@telltalegames.com with the subject "Cinematographer". Please be aware that you must be legally qualified to work in the United States to be considered for this position.

Telltale Games is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protected by Federal, State or local law.