Careers

Job Title

In-Engine Capture Artist

Department

AV

Employment Type

FREELANCE

Minimum Experience

Experienced

Salary

$30-$60/hr

Please note this is an in-office opportunity. 

In-engine Capture Artist is essentially a one-person film crew within a game engine ( Unreal Engine, Unity or others) that is tasked with capturing dynamic shots to be used in a trailer. This person will work directly with the Director of AV in utilizing the game’s build-tools in order to successfully stage and capture gameplay assets for editors to incorporate into their edits.

Whether it’s via a build or in-engine, the Capture Artist’s purpose is to understand an IP, and it’s accompanying build and to use that build, as a tool, in order to bring the creative’s vision to life.

Responsibilities

• Captures all required shots needed from an from in-game engine (UNITY and UE5)
• Works closely with the AV Producer, Senior Editor and the Director of AV on all capture requests
• Assists in updating and maintaining builds with help from the capture team
• QCs and labels all provided capture to be dropped onto the server
• Discusses and troubleshoots all builds and assesses with the help of the Technical Capture Artist,  the AV Capture Director and Producers

Skills & Education

• Prefer BS in Computer Science and Engineering
• Unity, Unreal Engine, Digital Camera Sequencing, Digital and Film Photography, Adobe Creative Cloud, Multilingual Media
• Asset Creation, Programming (C++, C, C#, Java), Technical Troubleshooting, Live Streaming Production, Event Organization
• Collaborative and flexible
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to work within tight deadlines and project simultaneously
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work independently

Petrol Advertising is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other protected characteristic. 

While performing the duties of this job, you'll frequently be sitting at and using a computer. You might occasionally need to stand, walk, reach, and lift up to 10 pounds. We'll make reasonable accommodations for associates with disabilities to help them succeed in performing this job's essential functions. 

Job Title

AV Producer (On-Site)

Department

Audio/Visual

Employment Type

Full-Time; 3 month contract

Employment Type

$60-$70/hr

Minimum Experience

Experienced

NO CALLS PLEASE

PETROL, a leading full-service advertising agency specializing in progressive marketing for some of the biggest brands in tech, sports, and video gaming—among many more—is seeking an AV Producer. With dedicated departments for print services, motion graphics, AV, social media, interactive/digital, as well as media planning & buying, we regularly develop fully integrated global marketing campaigns for some major brands across genres.

We have an opportunity for an AV Producer with experience working with clients on Audio Visual projects in an agency environment. You will be part of a team developing high-profile AV Content, including but not limited to live-action and game-play trailers.

At Petrol, our AV Producers are responsible for assisting in the management of client projects by communicating across all team functions and ensuring project consistency. The AV Producer works directly with the Senior AV Producer, the Director of AV, and Account Services to ensure all projects are properly scoped (internally or with third party vendors), trafficked, managed and completed on time and ensuring complete client satisfaction.

The AV Producer must exude calm, confidence, passion and the relentless pursuit for excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Act as Mid-Level Producer support to all delegated tasks
• Assist in traffic and planning schedules for wide variety of AV projects
• Utilize analytics regarding profitability and task management to ensure projects remain on target
• Assist in the creation and management complex campaign timelines
• Monitor project budgets vs. actuals
• Assist in creation of Statements of Work
• Maintain communication with clients
• Ensure post project reviews are performed and information captured for health of future client projects
• Communicate across all functions on the team
• Ensure project is consistent and guarantee client satisfaction across entire project
• Revenue forecasting and projections
• May work with process documents and standards
• Work with the Accounts teams to ensure all assets, specs, and deliverables are properly assessed and delivered to internal teams. 

Requirements:

• 3+ years experience; preferable in video game agency setting
• At least 2 years of client-facing experience
• Experience in post production supervision and hiring
• Knowledge of CG/Animation, live-action, and game capture pipelines
• Experience in and Knowledge of Unreal pipelines
• Experience working on AV advertising campaigns
• Exceptional communication skills – both oral and written
• Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail
• Flexible and adaptable; able to manage shifting priorities as projects evolve
• Must be able to put together a detailed project plan
• Well-versed in working with account services, creative, technical, upper management and third-party vendors
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Experience Adobe Cloud Suite (Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop)
• Experience working with project management software including Asana, Google Docs/Sheets, SmartSheet, Slack, Workamajig Creative Pro

This is not a creative producer role.  

All final candidates MUST complete and pass a background check

While performing the duties of this job, you'll be frequently sitting at and using a computer and phone. You might occasionally need to stand, walk, reach, and lift up to 10 pounds. We'll make reasonable accommodations for associates with disabilities to help them succeed in performing this job's essential functions. * Final candidates must complete and pass background check.

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other protected characteristic.