Senior Presentation Artist

Cliffhanger Games is a newly formed Seattle Studio focusing on blockbuster action-adventure games and pioneering next-generation emergent storytelling beginning with Marvel’s Black Panther. Join us to pursue your passion to build unique groundbreaking, and inclusive games that empower players to create incredible stories of heroic adventure. Become a foundational part of an ambitious, respectful and diverse team as we are looking for a Senior Presentation Artist/Animator to join our team.

Reporting to the Senior Presentation Director you will help create visual and gameplay experiences for the immersive and rich worlds our players inhabit. The Senior Presentation Artist/Animator will create compelling dynamic cinematic presentations through the creation of systemic cameras and character performances that enhance our players narrative and gameplay experiences. You have a love for cinematography and the nuance the camera can bring to a performance, are fascinating with the details of bringing dynamic character performances to life and thrive on merging technology with artistic expression to create experiences that engage our players.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Creative and Technical leadership in the creation of cinematic presentation content that supports gameplay, character development, and storytelling.
• Work with Creative leadership to ensure product presentation style is consistent with larger product goals.
• Research, develop and recommend presentation pipelines best practices/improvements in the creation of high-quality presentation performances.
• Work with Technical Art and Engineering team to ensure that presentation assets are optimized and performant while maintaining visual quality.
• Partner with Development Directors in scope management, resource allocation, and schedule planning.
  
  

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in the games industry as a cinematic artist, designer, or animator.
• A portfolio or demo reel that demonstrates your aesthetic and technical cinematic presentation skills.
  
  

Ceci ne s’applique pas au Québec.

Compensation And Benefits

The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these locations. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the range and benefits for your specific location.

EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Pay offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

BASE SALARY RANGES

• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento):
  
  

º $122,400 - $176,300 USD Annually

• New York (depending on location e.g. Manhattan vs. Buffalo):
  
  

º $115,700 - $176,300 USD Annually

• Jersey City, NJ :
  
  

º $142,000 - $176,300 USD Annually

• Colorado (depending on location e.g. Denver vs. Colorado Springs):
  
  

º $131,000 - $174,800 USD Annually

• Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane):
  
  

º $115,700 - $163,100 USD Annually

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria):
  
  

º $107,600 - $147,100 CAN Annually

Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity. For British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.