Senior Technical Sound Designer | North America | Canada | Europe | Fully Remote

Senior Technical Sound Designer | North America | Canada | Europe | Fully Remote

We are looking for a Senior Tech Sound Designer to join, this role will be reporting into our Audio Director.

Responsibilities

• Working with audio designers and other disciplines to design, prototype, and implement audio systems
• Creating and implementing audio systems via middleware like Audiokinetic Wwise and/or Unreal Engine 5
• Collaborating with other disciplines to ensure audio is incorporated into all aspects of gameplay and enhances game experience.
• Working with the audio Team and project producers to spec out deliverables, locate dependencies, maintain documentation, and keep tasks within scope
• Working with the Audio and Core Tech teams to develop, document, and optimise internal audio technology and systems
• Working with the Audio team and other disciplines to ensure an optimal level of audio performance on projects via profiling and testing of in-game audio.
• Developing and maintaining documentation on created systems
• Being a positive advocate and representative for the audio team within the studio and externally

Qualifications

• Proven experience in audio implementation and mixing abilities for games
• Shipped a game with Unreal + Wwise, or worked on a near-completion AAA title that was canceled
• Exceptional communicator with strong mentoring capability
• Understanding of technical audio, such as designing, implementing, and optimising audio systems and structures within middleware and game engines
• Understanding of the game audio workflow and how it interacts with other disciplines.
• Experience with Unreal Engine 4/5 and Blueprints
• Experience with Audio Middleware (Audiokinetic Wwise preferred)
• Able to work to differing feature sets and requirements between different consoles and formats
• Experience with source control software, such as P4V
• Experience in Audio Design for games or other media
• Experience in scripting

Benefits

• A generous PTO allowance
• Summer and Winter holidays studio closure (separate to PTO allowance)
• Private Medical & Dental Healthcare
• Private Mental Health scheme
• A generous annual Health & Wellbeing allowance
• Discretionary Studio Bonus
• Top range tech for your home set up
• Other benefits based on your region

How to apply: Click apply and complete an application along with a Resume / CV. If we would like to move forward with your application, a member of the Recruiting Team will reach out to you and guide you through our process.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Other
• Industry: IT Services and IT Consulting

Escape Velocity is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to hiring, promoting, and compensating employees based on their qualifications and demonstrated ability to perform job responsibilities. Applications will be considered regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.

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