Pepi.Digital
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Senior Unreal Engine Cinematic ArtistExperience: 4+ Years
Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Onsite (Preferred)
About the Role
We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Unreal Engine Cinematic Artist to create feature-film quality cinematic sequences inside Unreal Engine.
The ideal candidate should possess a strong artistic eye, excellent cinematography skills, and deep technical expertise in Unreal Engine's cinematic pipeline. This role requires someone who can independently transform storyboards and scripts into visually stunning cinematic sequences with exceptional camera work, lighting, composition, animation, visual effects, and storytelling.
If you're passionate about filmmaking, virtual production, and pushing Unreal Engine to create cinematic experiences that rival film and television productions, we'd love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
- Create high-quality cinematic sequences using Unreal Engine.
- Translate scripts and storyboards into visually compelling cinematic shots.
- Design cinematic camera movements using professional filmmaking principles.
- Develop visually striking compositions that enhance storytelling and emotional impact.
- Create realistic lighting setups using Lumen, HDRI, volumetric lighting, atmospheric effects, and cinematic color grading.
- Build and manage cinematic sequences using Unreal Engine Sequencer.
- Perform animation retargeting and optimize character performances.
- Create and manage large-scale crowd simulations using Mass AI or similar crowd systems.
- Develop high-quality Niagara FX including smoke, dust, fire, explosions, magic, environmental effects, and battlefield atmospherics.
- Work with simulations including:
- Chaos Physics
- Chaos Destruction
- Cloth
- Groom (Hair)
- Particles
- Rigid Body Dynamics
- Create cinematic battle sequences involving multiple characters, dynamic action, cavalry, destruction, and environmental interactions.
- Perform scene dressing and environment optimization while maintaining cinematic visual quality.
- Collaborate closely with Directors, Animators, Technical Artists, and Environment Artists to achieve the desired visual style.
- Optimize scenes for rendering without compromising visual fidelity.
- Deliver production-ready cinematic renders using Movie Render Queue.
Required SkillsUnreal Engine
- 4+ years of professional experience with Unreal Engine.
- Strong expertise in Unreal Engine Sequencer.
- Experience with Control Rig.
- Experience with MetaHuman workflows.
- Strong understanding of Virtual Production workflows.
- Knowledge of Movie Render Queue.
- Experience using Lumen and Nanite.
- Understanding of Virtual Shadow Maps and rendering optimization.
Cinematography
Strong understanding of:
- Camera language
- Shot composition
- Rule of thirds
- Leading lines
- Framing
- Blocking
- Lens selection
- Focal lengths
- Depth of field
- Rack focus
- Camera transitions
- Dolly shots
- Crane shots
- Tracking shots
- Handheld camera
- Steadicam movement
- Camera pacing
- Visual storytelling
Applicants should demonstrate an understanding of how camera movement supports narrative and emotion.
Lighting & Look Development
Experience creating cinematic lighting using:
- Lumen
- HDRI Lighting
- Practical Lighting
- Volumetric Fog
- Atmospheric Effects
- Exposure Control
- Color Grading
- Post Processing
- Mood Lighting
Ability to create realistic and stylized lighting setups suitable for film-quality production.
Animation
- Animation Retargeting
- Character Animation Integration
- Motion Capture workflows
- Live Link
- Root Motion
- IK Retargeter
- Animation Blueprints
- Control Rig
Crowd Simulation
Experience with:
- Mass AI
- Crowd Systems
- Character Variation
- AI Crowd Behaviour
- Large-scale battle scenes
Simulation
Experience working with:
- Chaos Physics
- Chaos Destruction
- Cloth Simulation
- Groom Simulation
- Particle Systems
- Environmental Simulation
Niagara FX
Strong expertise in creating cinematic effects including:
- Fire
- Smoke
- Dust
- Sparks
- Weather
- Rain
- Snow
- Explosions
- Magic Effects
- Battlefield Effects
Preferred Software Knowledge
Experience with one or more of the following is highly desirable:
- Autodesk Maya
- Blender
- Houdini
- Substance Painter
- Photoshop
- Marvelous Designer
- ZBrush
- After Effects
- DaVinci Resolve (basic understanding)
Production Experience
Candidates must have worked on at least one of the following:
- Feature Film
- Animated Film
- OTT/Web Series
- TV Production
- AAA Game Cinematics
- Virtual Production
- High-end Cinematic Trailers
Production experience in historical action, fantasy, or large-scale battle sequences is highly preferred.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for artists who:
- Think like filmmakers, not just Unreal Engine users.
- Have a strong sense of cinematic storytelling.
- Possess excellent artistic judgment.
- Can independently execute complete cinematic sequences.
- Understand pacing, rhythm, and emotional storytelling.
- Have exceptional attention to detail.
- Can solve creative and technical challenges efficiently.
- Thrive in a collaborative production environment.
- Take ownership of their work from layout to final render.
Mandatory Requirements
Applicants must submit:
- Updated Resume
- Portfolio
- Showreel (Mandatory)
Applications without a portfolio or showreel will not be considered.
The showreel should clearly demonstrate experience in:
- Cinematic camera work
- Lighting
- Composition
- Sequencer
- Character animation
- Crowd simulation
- Niagara FX
- Large-scale cinematic environments
- Final rendered cinematic shots
Bonus Skills
The following will be considered an advantage:
- Experience with Motion Capture pipelines.
- Experience with Virtual Camera workflows.
- Experience with Live Link.
- Knowledge of facial animation workflows.
- Python or Blueprint automation.
- Experience creating cinematic battle sequences.
- Understanding of film editing and continuity.
- Experience with real-time rendering pipelines.
Why Join Us?
You'll be part of a passionate team building feature-quality animated productions using Unreal Engine, where creativity, storytelling, and cinematic excellence are at the heart of everything we create. This role offers the opportunity to work on ambitious, large-scale projects and contribute to visually stunning stories that push the boundaries of real-time filmmaking.
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