Sequence Supervisor

Join us in shaping the future of cinematic storytelling. We are seeking an experienced Sequence Supervisor with strong, proven experience delivering high‑end work in Unreal Engine. This role blends creative leadership with hands‑on real‑time expertise.

You will guide the creative and technical execution of assigned sequences while supporting our transition into a fully real‑time, Unreal‑driven virtual production workflow. You’ll work closely with our worldbuilding teams in Wellington and collaborate with our Los Angeles teams to create stunning cinematic storytelling in real time.

This is a unique opportunity for someone who has delivered real production work in Unreal and is ready to step into a key creative‑technical leadership role.

Responsibilities

As Sequence Supervisor, you will:

• Own the creative and technical delivery of assigned sequences, ensuring cinematic quality, continuity, and storytelling clarity.
• Lead and mentor Unreal artists, layout artists, and real‑time specialists across multiple departments.
• Bring deep, hands‑on Unreal Engine experience to guide artists, troubleshoot issues, and ensure best practices.
• Support the studio’s transition to Unreal Engine by helping shape workflows, standards, and sequence‑level real‑time processes.
• Oversee blocking, staging, camera, lensing, and editorial flow within your sequence.
• Collaborate closely with VFX, Production Design, Camera, Lighting, Editorial, and Stage/Brain Bar teams.
• Provide on‑set virtual production support when required, offering technical and creative insight during mocap, rehearsals, and live‑action integration.
• Maintain high performance, visual fidelity, and workflow efficiency within the sequence.

About You

• Proven experience delivering high‑end, production‑quality work in Unreal Engine, ideally across multiple shows, major sequences, or creative commercial projects.
• Experience owning sequences in previs, postvis, real‑time cinematics, animation, VFX, or game‑cinematic pipelines. (Prior Sequence Supervisor experience is a bonus, but not required.)
• Strong creative instincts in camera, composition, blocking, and visual storytelling.
• Hands‑on Unreal expertise, including troubleshooting, optimising, and guiding artists.
• 10+ years in VFX, animation, gaming, or related disciplines, with senior‑level or supervisory experience.
• Excellent communicator, comfortable leading dailies, giving notes, and collaborating across departments.
• Familiarity with DCC tools such as Maya, Houdini, Nuke, and experience working with real‑time or hybrid pipelines.
• Understanding of editorial workflows and sequence continuity.
• Passion for emerging technology, real‑time filmmaking, and pushing creative boundaries.

The role will be based on-site in Wellington, NZ. You will be engaged as an independent contractor (based on 50 hours per week). Applicants must be NZ residents.

880 Productions is an equal‑opportunity employer and fosters a culture where diverse perspectives help us innovate, grow, and tell incredible stories. We are committed to building an inclusive environment where creative and technical talent can thrive.