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

About Absurd Ventures

Storytelling. Philanthropy. Ultraviolence.

Industry
Entertainment Providers
Company size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Santa Monica, California
LinkedIn followers
8,088

Absurd Ventures is a storytelling-driven entertainment company creating original video games, live-action and animated film and television, audio fiction, books, comic books, and more. Absurd Ventures’ original properties include the sci-fi thriller universe “A Better Paradise”, the crime fiction universe “American Caper,” and the comedy satire universe “Absurdaverse”. The company has already launched a chart-topping A Better Paradise audio fiction series and a bestselling American Caper comic book series and will be debuting Absurdaverse animation projects in 2026. Founded by Dan Houser, Absurd Ventures is headquartered in Santa Monica, with additional studio offices in Marin, CA.  Storytelling. Philanthropy. Ultraviolence.

Offices: Santa Monica, California, US

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