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Cinematics Director
Epic Games
Multiple locations, Cary, North Carolina
ABOUT THE ROLE
Epic Games is hiring at director level for cinematics work in games, based in Multiple locations and Cary, North Carolina. The post names Unreal and Motion capture.
Pay, benefits and the full description are on Epic Games’s own page.
Summarised from Epic Games's post
LEVEL
Director
From the title
WORK
Not stated
The studio did not say
CONTRACT
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EXPERIENCE
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POSTED
11 Sep 2026
1 month ago
LAST VERIFIED
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Older than 30 days
The role in short
1
Get animation into the engine
The post covers taking animation from the DCC into the game engine.
2
Motion capture work
The post names motion capture, on the stage or in the clean-up after it.
3
Cinematics
The post covers cinematic or cutscene work alongside the rest of the role.
4
Rigging and deformation
Rigging or deformation is part of what the post describes.
5
Previs and layout
The post includes previs, postvis or layout.
6
Tools and scripting
The post asks for scripting or tool work next to the animation.
Skills they mention
REQUIRED
Unreal
Motion capture
A BONUS IF YOU HAVE THEM
Python
Rigging
What applying looks like
- 1 Apply on Epic Games's careers page The form is on Greenhouse, via Epic Games careers. It takes your CV and contact details.
- 2 Send your reel The post asks for a reel. Lead with the work closest to what they listed.
- 3 Interviews With the Epic Games animation team.
Epic Games
Maker of Unreal Engine and Fortnite, based in Cary, North Carolina, with offices worldwide.
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