Audio Director

teamLFG

8h•Hybrid

About The Position

Are you on a mission to create games that bond players together into deeply invested communities? Would you like to work on something comedic with lighthearted and whimsical characters? Are you passionate about audio's role in supporting a player's ability to make split-second strategic decisions in the heat of action gameplay? Have you been waiting for a game that's craving joyful, iconic, stylized sound? As the Audio Director at teamLFG, you will drive the creative and technical vision of an Unannounced Project, building upon existing design and audio prototypes through multidisciplinary playtests. You will develop and execute a strategy to hire a small team of internal and external audio developers. Most importantly, you will work with a fun, dedicated, and passionate cross-discipline team devoted to turning a creative dream into a new franchise at PlayStation. We look for candidates who value joining a mission-focused team with a diverse set of backgrounds, experiences, interests, and viewpoints.

Requirements

Proven ability to define, communicate, and deliver an audio vision for interactive projects
Excitement to collaborate with gameplay and narrative designers, artists, programmers, quality assurance experts, and producers to achieve a common goal
Strong ability to understand strategic clarity needs of action games (especially fighting games) and lead successful collaborations with design
Strong understanding of audio creative workflows, sound design craft, and interactive audio systems
Strong ability to work and communicate effectively in a remote-hybrid digital-first team (Slack, JIRA, Miro, Confluence)
Strong ability to make audio decisions that balance creative intent, technical performance, and project constraints
Ability to creatively align with the team and then take initiative locally and externally
Ability to operate autonomously while navigating ambiguity and holding a creative vision
Willingness and ability to occasionally flex into IC work as necessary as the team grows ("owner/operator")
Willingness and ability to utilize co-development as part of the audio production strategy
Embrace a "we" culture in addition to being an outstanding collaborator and communicator

Nice To Haves

Shipped experience on a game with tight alignment between audio and player input (e.g., a fighting game or an action-platformer)
Shipped experience on a game with joyful stylized sound
Shipped experience on an online multiplayer game
Prior experience with audio co-development, as either first party or third party
"Soup to nuts" shipping experience in Unreal Engine (especially UE5) and WWISE
Solid knowledge of music composition and aesthetic appreciation of composers like Mort Garson, Koji Kondo, Louie Zong, and Ginger Root

Responsibilities

Responsible for the development, communication, and execution of a joyful audio vision in accordance with project creative pillars and player experience goals
Accountable for providing clear objectives and creative direction while supporting the individual creativity and continued growth of audio team members
In coordination with the project leadership team, represent audio-facing staffing needs (incl. external partnerships) while facilitating the creation and acquisition of SFX, Music, and Dialogue assets
Support the iterative development of the audio technical stack and in-engine audio content creation workflows