CD PROJEKT RED is looking for a talented Senior Cinematic Designer to join our Boston team and help shape the next evolution of cinematic storytelling in Cyberpunk 2, the follow-up to Cyberpunk 2077.
As part of the Cinematics Team, you will craft highly interactive, gameplay-integrated scenes that seamlessly blend narrative, performance, and player agency. Your eye for composition, pacing, and visual rhythm will help transform gameplay moments into powerful storytelling experiences that feel grounded, reactive, and cinematic.
If your passion for cinema matches your love of real-time storytelling, and you thrive at the intersection of art direction, gameplay, and narrative design, this role is for you.
Daily Responsibilities:
- Create dynamic, in-game cinematic sequences that merge storytelling with gameplay, maintaining player immersion and agency.
- Implement scenes with a focus on character staging, lighting, and composition that enhance the emotional and visual impact of each moment.
- Use Unreal Engine鈥檚 Sequencer and proprietary visual scripting tools to build and iterate on non-linear cinematic scenes.
- Craft expressive facial performances by combining facial animation libraries with custom animation work to deliver believable, emotionally resonant interactions.
- Collaborate closely with writers, cinematic designers, animators, quest, and gameplay teams to ensure seamless integration between narrative and interactive elements.
- Participate in motion capture sessions, assisting with shot design, framing, and performance guidance.
- Balance artistic vision with technical performance, ensuring all cinematic content meets quality and optimization standards for real-time execution.
- Maintain the visual and narrative consistency of the project through close cooperation with art direction and cinematic leadership.