About the role
Company Overview
Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 years, they have been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content. The company focuses on a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment, pushing the limits of engine and game development.
Role Overview
The Cinematics Director for the Fortnite Ecosystem will help craft high-impact trailers and short-form content. This is a hands-on filmmaker role requiring the use of Unreal Engine as a creative tool, with a focus on comedic instincts, timing, performance, and visual comedy, while maintaining cinematic scale and polish.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with directors and discipline leads to define creative vision, story, tone, and visual language for Fortnite cinematic trailers and short-form content.
- Develop and pitch original story and comedy ideas, from early concept through final delivery.
- Work hands-on in Unreal Engine 5, building and iterating sequences in Sequencer.
- Translate scripts and storyboards into compelling shots through composition, camera movement, performance, pacing, and visual comedy.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously while synthesizing feedback from Marketing, Art Direction, Game Direction, and other creative partners.
- Partner across Animation, Layout, Lighting, FX, Production, and Technical Art teams.
- Collaborate with the Animation Director on performance and motion capture, and oversee scene assembly in Unreal Engine.
- Communicate ideas quickly through storyboards, draw-overs, animatics, rip-o-matics, and other visual tools.
- Explore emerging tools and workflows to help the team iterate quickly and improve quality.
Qualifications
- Portfolio or reel demonstrating short-form directing, character-driven storytelling, strong comedic instincts, and visual storytelling.
- Directing experience across animation, cinematic trailers, commercials, digital shorts, games, or other short-form entertainment.
- Strong cinematic fundamentals, including shot design, composition, camera movement, editing, pacing, and performance.
- Hands-on experience with Unreal Engine and Sequencer, with familiarity with Control Rig workflows.
- A collaborative mindset and comfort developing ideas through brainstorming, rapid iteration, and shared creative ownership.
- A distinct creative point of view and willingness to challenge assumptions while remaining open to feedback.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and adapt quickly to evolving priorities.
- Ability to communicate creative intent across Animation, Layout, Lighting, FX, and technical teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience directing actors, performance capture, or motion capture sessions.
- Background in animation, storyboarding, editing, or visual development.
- Familiarity with modeling, skinning, rigging, or technical art.
- Interest in emerging animation and filmmaking technologies, including procedural and AI-assisted workflows.
- Scripting or technical art knowledge, including Python or Blueprints.
Benefits
- Medical: 100% of premiums paid for employee and dependents.
- Dental and Vision: Covered premiums.
- Insurance: Long Term Disability and Life Insurance provided.
- Retirement: 401k with competitive match.
- Mental Well-being: Access to Modern Health program providing free therapy and coaching.
- Time Off: Unlimited PTO and sick time.
- Sabbatical: Paid sabbatical for individuals with 7 years of employment.
- Environment: Company-wide paid breaks and events throughout the year.