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Description

Playground Games is seeking an Experienced Capture Artist to join the media team on Fable on a contract basis.

ABOUT US:

As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are making games that are accessible, beautiful, and fun. We are rebooting the Fable franchise and expanding our team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.

About the role:

Your expertise will encompass a broad range of key areas, including game capture, cinematography and video editing. You should possess strong skills in storytelling, cinematic theory, lighting, framing, and composition, along with a deep understanding of contemporary marketing video trends.

This is a contract role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa. We have a hybrid work model in place with a minimum of 3 days a week in studio. Relocation assistance is available if required.

What you’ll do:

• Capture high-quality game footage and screenshots from various platforms including Console, PC, and directly from the game engine.
• Collaborate closely with content teams to stage, compose, sequence, and capture compelling game material.
• Edit and produce engaging content using game footage for both internal presentations and external marketing purposes.
• Work with content teams to concept and develop the visual style of marketing assets, ensuring consistency and alignment with brand standards.
• Create a variety of external materials, including promotional videos, trailers, social media content, and other marketing assets.
• Review and refine video content based on feedback from stakeholders, ensuring high standards of quality and alignment with creative vision.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices to continuously improve the quality of our video content.

What you’ll bring:

• Proven experience in post-production within the game or film industry.
• Deep knowledge of video editing terminology, workflows, and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to utilise Adobe Creative Suite products (Premiere Pro, Photoshop, After Effects, etc.) to create high-quality video assets.
• Experience with video compositing and motion graphics is preferred.
• Highly skilled in game capture, cinematography, lighting & editorial.
• Familiarity with cinematic or sequencing tools (Unreal, Unity, Motion Builder etc.)
• Strong ability to take constructive feedback and incorporate it into revisions, ensuring final assets meet all project requirements.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a world-class game with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios.

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ArtHybrid Remote,

Leamington Spa,

United Kingdom

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Description

Playground Games is looking for an Experienced Motion Designer to join our Fable team on a contract basis.

About us:

As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are making games that are accessible, beautiful, and fun. We are rebooting the Fable franchise and expanding our team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.

About the role:

We are seeking a creative and technically skilled Motion Designer to join our Community & Media team. You will play a key role in producing high-impact visual content that engages our player community across social platforms, trailers and in-game promotional assets. Your expertise will span motion graphics, video editing, graphic design, and supporting community-driven campaigns.

This is a contract role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa. We have a hybrid work model in place with a minimum of 3 days a week in studio. Relocation assistance is available if required.

What you’ll do:

• Design and animate motion graphics for trailers, social content, livestream overlays, and community campaigns.

• Capture and edit high-quality game footage and screenshots from various platforms (Console, PC, in-engine).

• Collaborate closely with the directors, capture artists, and developers to stage, compose, and capture compelling game material.

• Edit and produce engaging video content using Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects for both internal and external purposes.

• Develop storyboards, visual concepts, and 2D art assets for video and motion content.

• Apply strong graphic design principles to all visual outputs, ensuring clarity, consistency, and brand alignment.

• Work with the team to define and maintain the visual style of marketing and community assets.

• Review and refine video, motion, and graphic content based on feedback from stakeholders, ensuring high standards of quality and alignment with creative vision.

• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in motion design, gaming, and digital media.

What you’ll bring:

• Proven experience in motion design, graphic design, or post-production within the games, entertainment, or creative industries.

• Strong proficiency in Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro.

• Solid understanding of animation principles, typography, visual storytelling, and 2D art.

• Demonstrated ability to create high-quality 2D art and graphic design assets for digital media.

• Experience creating assets for social media, YouTube, and community platforms.

• Highly skilled in game capture, cinematography, lighting, and editorial.

• Familiarity with cinematic or sequencing tools (Unreal, Unity, Motion Builder, etc.) is a plus.

• Ability to take constructive feedback and incorporate it into revisions.

• A portfolio showcasing motion design, graphic design, and 2D artwork relevant to gaming or entertainment.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a world-class game with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios.

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ArtHybrid Remote,

Leamington Spa, United Kingdom

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Description

Playground Games is seeking a Media Lead to join the team on Fable, our open world action RPG.

About us:

As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are a game development company that makes games for the Xbox console. We are based in Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom.

About the role:

We’re looking for an experienced creative leader who can manage and mentor a multidisciplinary team. You’ll coach Capture Artists, Editors and Motion Designers, set standards, shape pipelines, and partner closely with Directors and Community to deliver best in class trailers, social content, livestream assets and in engine promotional material.

This is a permanent role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa. We have a hybrid work model in place with a minimum of 3 days a week in studio. Relocation assistance is available if required.

What you’ll do:

• Manage a small but high impact team of Capture Artists, Editors and Motion Designers.
• Set direction, provide clear briefs, maintain quality and foster a feedback rich culture that balances speed with delivery.
• Build resourcing plans, allocate work, and balance priorities across live marketing beats, milestones and reactive opportunities.
• Establish clear review gates and drive efficient signoff with stakeholders.
• Manage external partners to supplement internal resource.

What you’ll bring:

• Demonstrable experience leading creative media teams in games, entertainment or adjacent creative industries.
• Proven ability to manage people and production while remaining hands-on with capture and editing.
• Mastery of Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects with a strong grasp of animation principles, visual storytelling and graphic design.
• Highly skilled at in-game capture, cinematography, lighting and editorial.
• Confident staging cameras and characters in-engine.
• A track record of shipping quality content across trailers, social, livestreams and community campaigns.
• Excellent feedback literacy and stakeholder management. You should be confident turning ambiguous notes into clear next steps.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make world-class games with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios.

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