Content Capture Artist

Sawhorse Productions is a Los Angeles based, Award winning full-service creative studio turning ideas into unforgettable experiences through captivating branded content, viral social moments, and groundbreaking interactive experiences. We partner with industry-leading brands, artists, and studios such as Walmart, Google, NBCU, Fanatics, Toyota, Pepsi and Alo to deliver industry leading, innovative multi-platform content. At Sawhorse, we believe in fostering a culture of collaboration, creativity, and relentless excellence while shaping the future of digital storytelling.

Our projects include:

• Branded content
• Social/Digital Content
• Broadcast commercials 
• UGC Gaming platform experiences
• Interactive/Web3 activations (AR, VR, MR, AI)

We are seeking a Content Capture Artist to join our growing Post Production team. This mid-level role plays a critical part in capturing footage across Roblox, Fortnite, and other UGC/metaverse experiences to create high-quality marketing assets. You’ll collaborate closely with creative and production teams, ensuring the captured content is polished, strategic, and aligned with campaign goals.

Requirements

• Content Capture Execution: Capture high-quality gameplay, cinematic footage, and marketing assets across platforms such as Roblox, Fortnite, and other metaverse experiences.
• Project Organization: Set up project files for editors including offline proxies, synced dailies, and organized stringouts to streamline the post-production process.
• Location Scouting: Research and scout experiences for capture opportunities, functionality checks, and creative planning.
• Avatar Management: Coordinate, costume, and manage in-game avatars for capture sessions, from booking through invoicing.
• Shot List Development: Craft detailed shot lists tailored to each experience, ensuring cinematic and marketing-driven visual storytelling.
• Marketing Asset Creation: Capture and generate stills and video content aligned with brand guidelines, intended for promotional materials and social media campaigns.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with creative directors, editors, and producers to ensure captured footage meets project objectives and creative vision.
• Technical Proficiency: Utilize industry-standard capture tools like OBS Studio, Roblox Studio, FreeCam, and more to deliver optimized assets.
• Quality Control: Provide proactive feedback on game builds, flag bugs, and suggest improvements to ensure a seamless capture process.
• Stay Current: Stay informed on industry trends, gaming culture, and emerging metaverse platforms to inform creative approaches.
• Training & Mentorship: Support the onboarding and mentoring of additional capture artists as the team scales across multiple campaigns.

Qualifications

A strong candidate for this position should have the following qualities:

• Capture Experience: 3+ years of experience capturing content for marketing campaigns across gaming, UGC, or metaverse platforms.
• Detail-Oriented Eye: Excellent sense of cinematography, camera angles, and storytelling through gameplay capture.
• Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication abilities, especially when coordinating across internal teams and collaborators.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency with capture software such as OBS Studio, Roblox Studio, and FreeCam, with the ability to troubleshoot technical challenges independently.
• Editorial Support: Experience supporting editors by setting up projects, syncing footage, and creating initial edits or stringouts.
• Social Media Experience: Knowledge of social media asset formats, aspect ratios, and platform-specific content needs (TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram).
• Gaming & Metaverse Knowledge: Familiarity with major gaming titles, UGC platforms, and gaming community culture, particularly Roblox and Fortnite.
• Post-Production Skills: Comfortable supporting editorial tasks such as offline prep, sync, and light editing in Adobe Premiere.

Nice to Have's

• Editorial & VFX Skills: Basic editing skills in Premiere, familiarity with After Effects, and understanding of VFX workflows.
• Platform Knowledge: Experience with other avatar-based and metaverse platforms like Zepeto, Decentraland, or Sandbox.
• Web3 Familiarity: Basic unde