Cinematics Editor

This position is for temporary engagement through our staffing partner, YOH Enterprise Solutions.  

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United State for this position. 

This is a hybrid/ onsite position.

For nearly 40 years, Naughty Dog has been crafting best-selling, critically acclaimed games that constantly push the boundaries of narrative, gameplay, and technology. Naughty Dog recently released The Last of Us Part II Remastered as well as a current generation remake of The Last of Us Part I for the PS5. We're also proud to say that The Last of Us Part I and Part II are now available for the first time on PC. Currently, we’re busy at the kennel working on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, and we'd love to find talented individuals to join us.

Naughty Dog games have long been lauded for their evocative, character-driven stories and attention to detail. We are committed to innovation within our games and as such have curated some of the top creative and technically innovative minds in the industry. We welcome a diverse pool of candidates and believe that a broad range of cultural and life experiences contribute to the overall well-being and success of the studio and the titles we craft together.

We are looking for an Editor to assist the editorial team with cinematics for our upcoming title. As a studio, Naughty Dog strives to make the transition between interactive and scripted content seamless, and our editors are a key position in keeping everyone in sync to make that happen. If you’re a highly-collaborative editor with a passion for telling character-driven stories, we’d love to hear from you!

What you will do: 

• Attend mocap shoots and take detailed performance notes
• Process and ingest video ref and audio capture from the mocap stage
• Create first pass edits based on director feedback from mocap dailies
• Responsible for adding temp music and sound effects at the request of cinematic stakeholders
• Work with Editorial Lead and Cinematic Supervisor to iterate on camera edits. Relay feedback to camera team as needed to facilitate rapid turnaround
• Collaborating with the editorial, animation, and production teams to keep scenes moving forward through our cinematic pipeline
• Deliver locked cinematics to animation. Process face orders, body adjustments, foley deliveries, and Localization handoff

What skills you will use: 

• Self-starter who’s incredibly organized and detail oriented a must
• Needs to work well in a high-pressure environment as a member of a team
• Open to feedback and iteration in a collaborative environment
• Thorough knowledge of Adobe Premiere preferred
• Knowledge of various digital video codecs, file formats and encoding preferred

Bonus Skills:

• Experience editing motion capture footage
• Post-production experience with live-action—either fiction or documentary
• Experience working at a game studio or vendor, AAA or otherwise