The vacancy is well-structured with clear responsibilities and compensation, though some experience requirements may be high for a junior role.
Job description
Playground Games is a first-party Xbox Game Studio, passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.
Responsibilities
- Capture high-quality game footage and screenshots from various platforms including Console, PC, and directly from the game engine.
- Collaborate closely with content teams to stage, compose, sequence, and capture compelling game material.
- Edit and produce engaging content using game footage for both internal presentations and external marketing purposes.
- Work with content teams to concept and develop the visual style of marketing assets, ensuring consistency and alignment with brand standards.
- Create a variety of external materials, including promotional videos, trailers, social media content, and other marketing assets.
- Review and refine video content based on feedback from stakeholders, ensuring high standards of quality and alignment with creative vision.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices to continuously improve the quality of our video content.
Requirements
- Proven experience in post-production within the game or film industry.
- Deep knowledge of video editing terminology, workflows, and best practices.
- Demonstrated ability to utilise Adobe Creative Suite products (Premiere Pro, Photoshop, After Effects, etc.) to create high-quality video assets.
- Experience with video compositing and motion graphics is preferred.
- Highly skilled in game capture, cinematography, lighting & editorial.
- Familiarity with cinematic or sequencing tools (Unreal, Unity, Motion Builder etc.)
- Strong ability to take constructive feedback and incorporate it into revisions, ensuring final assets meet all project requirements.
Conditions
- Contract role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa.
- Hybrid work model with a minimum of 3 days a week in studio.
- Relocation assistance is available if required.
About Playground Games
Playground Games is a British AAA video game developer known for creating the Forza Horizon series and currently working on the next Fable game. The studio focuses on genre-defining gaming experiences, including open-world racing and fantasy RPGs, for a global audience.[1][2]
