Jobs at Absurd Ventures (Now Hiring) — 8 open
MoCap and VO Line Producer
Santa Monica, California, United States · On-site
$90k–$120k/yr
Senior
Summary We are seeking an experienced Producer to join our central production team, with a primary focus on video game production. This role will support multiple disciplines across the project, helping drive recording a…
Skills: Production Scheduling, VO Recording Management, Performance Capture Coordination, SAG Talent Guidelines, ShotGrid
Cinematic Technical Designer
Santa Monica, California, United States · On-site
$115k–$140k/yr
Mid level
Summary We are looking for a Cinematic Technical Designer to join our team and help bring story moments to life across an all-new open world IP built in Unreal Engine 5. This role lives at the intersection of mission des…
Skills: Unreal Engine 5, Sequencer, Blueprint Scripting, Cinematic Implementation, Mission Design
Senior Producer
Santa Monica, California, United States · On-site
$120k–$150k/yr
Senior
Summary We are looking for a Senior Producer to lead production across our Cinematics, Narrative, and Audio disciplines on an all-new open world game. This is a deeply cross-functional role - one that requires someone wh…
Skills: Production Planning, Scheduling, Milestone Delivery, Cross-discipline Coordination, Budget Management
Lead Game UX/UI Designer
Santa Monica, California, United States · On-site
$150k–$190k/yr
Senior
Summary We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Game UI/UX Designer to join our dynamic team. As the Lead Game UI/UX Designer, you will be responsible for creating intuitive and visually appealing user inter…
Skills: UI/UX Design, Unreal Engine, Adobe XD, Sketch, Figma
Mission Designer
Santa Monica, California, United States · On-site
$100k–$115k/yr
Mid level
Summary We are seeking a Mission Designer to create highly memorable missions that combine best-in-class storytelling with action gameplay for an all-new open world IP built in Unreal Engine 5. As a Mission Designer, you…
Skills: Mission design, Storytelling, Action gameplay, Unreal Engine 5, Open-world design
Principal Gameplay Animator
Santa Monica, California, United States · On-site
$150k–$175k/yr
Senior
Summary We are looking for a Principal Gameplay Animator to help define and deliver the animation quality, style, and feel of our AAA open world action-adventure game. As a creative and technical contributor, you will cr…
Skills: Gameplay animation, Maya, Unreal Engine 5, Animation blueprints, State machines
Lead Open World Designer
Santa Monica, California, United States · On-site
$150k–$175k/yr
Senior
Summary As the Lead Open World Designer, you will be the primary vision holder for the open world, its systems, and content. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a best-in-class open-world experience rich w…
Skills: Open world design, Lead design, Systems design, Content design, Narrative design
Principal Sound Designer
Santa Monica, California, United States · On-site
$140k–$160k/yr
Senior+
Summary We are looking for a versatile and experienced Principal Sound Designer to join our audio team to craft and implement exceptional sound design. This role is crucial in support of defining an iconic soundscape for…
Skills: Sound Design, Wwise, AAA Game Engines, Audio Implementation, Field Recording