Lead Cinematic Designer (GameDev)

Location: Bielsko-Biała, Poland; fully remote, with work permitted from anywhere within a time zone difference of +/- 2 hours from GMT+1.

Salary: 23,600–30,500 PLN gross per month.

Company

Fool’s Theory is a Polish game development company creating titles including Seven: The Days Long Gone and The Thaumaturge, currently working on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past expansion in cooperation with CD PROJEKT RED.

What you will do

• Lead and coordinate the Cinematics team, including workload planning across daily, weekly, and milestone schedules.
• Oversee the cinematic pipeline from script to in-game implementation with Narrative, Animation, Art, Design, and Directors.
• Set and maintain quality standards across blockout, previz, and polish stages, reviewing team output.
• Plan and estimate cinematic scope, track progress, and communicate risks and dependencies to Production and stakeholders.
• Coordinate motion capture, voice-over, localization, and external partners to keep deliveries on schedule.
• Build high-quality blockout cinematics in RedKit, mentor the team, troubleshoot production issues, and improve cinematic tools and workflows.

Requirements

• At least 4+ years of professional experience in cinematic design or a similar position, including experience leading or mentoring a team.
• At least one released game title; AAA experience is preferred.
• Deep understanding of cinematic language, camera work, and editing, with excellent proficiency in cinematic editing tools.
• Knowledge of MotionBuilder.
• Experience planning, estimating, and scheduling team work in milestone-based production.
• Independence in planning and performing tasks.
• Fluent English.
• Clear constructive feedback, excellent communication, collaborative mindset, and the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
• Proactive problem-solving, anticipation of team needs, and the ability to find creative solutions within production constraints without compromising cinematic quality.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of composition and cinematography, including the ability to analyse and apply these principles.
• Experience with non-linear storytelling, motion capture shoots, external partners, or outsourcing studios.
• Experience building or improving cinematic tools and pipelines.
• Experience with Adobe Premiere.
• Knowledge of lighting and colour theory.
• Experience with dialogue-heavy RPG content.
• Experience initiating creative brainstorming across departments.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working hours with core hours from 10:00 to 16:00.
• Remote work within the stated GMT+1 time zone range.
• English language lessons and support for industry training, conferences, and fairs.
• Collaboration with experienced game development specialists and access to custom and modern production tools.
• Private medical insurance, access to the MyBenefit platform with Multisport co-financing, and psychological support.