Associate Artist, Game Capture, Marketing Creative (Game Capture)

Location: Onsite at the Los Angeles (Pen Factory) office, Monday through Thursday; based in Santa Monica, California, United States

Base pay: $21.99–$40.67 hourly in the United States

Company

hirify.global develops and publishes interactive entertainment franchises, including Call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, and Guitar Hero.

What you will do

• Execute gameplay capture sequences from shot planning through organized handoff.
• Translate creative briefs into shot lists and capture plans, and direct focused scenes with limited oversight.
• Capture gameplay footage and screenshots for trailers, cinematics, gameplay features, campaigns, and social media.
• Use proprietary development tools, game engines, debug systems, and in-game controls to create marketing assets.
• Collaborate with capture leads, editors, producers, and creative stakeholders on complex and long-form projects.
• Assemble sequences in Adobe Premiere Pro and troubleshoot game builds, capture environments, workstations, and hardware.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of professional experience in game capture, real-time cinematics, video production, photography, or a related creative field.
• Ability to independently plan and execute smaller capture assignments or scenes with limited direction.
• Strong understanding of cinematography, including composition, lighting, camera movement, framing, pacing, and visual storytelling.
• Working knowledge of real-world lighting, lenses, camera systems, on-set shooting principles, game debug systems, and in-engine controls.
• Familiarity with Unreal Sequencer, Unity Cinemachine, or similar camera and animation tools, plus Adobe Premiere Pro or comparable editing software.
• Ability to collaborate across creative and production teams, manage multiple priorities, and troubleshoot capture issues under tight deadlines.

Nice to have

• Experience with Call of Duty or first-person shooter gameplay capture.
• Background in cinematography or photography, including screenshot capture and still-image composition.
• Knowledge of color theory, image finishing, Blender or Maya, Photoshop, Unreal, Unity, or game development pipelines.
• Passion for games and interactive entertainment.

Culture & Benefits

• Onsite collaboration in the Los Angeles office with a Monday–Thursday schedule.
• Medical, dental, vision, health savings or reimbursement accounts, insurance, and disability coverage.
• 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement, and charitable donation matching.
• Paid holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave, bereavement leave, and floating holidays.
• Mental health, wellbeing, and fitness programs, plus free and discounted games.
• Relocation assistance may be available when the company requires a geographic move.