Audio Director

AGBO•Raleigh, NC

About The Position

AGBO is looking for an Audio Director to set the creative and technical bar for audio across games – building signature SFX, shaping dialogue and music, and solving implementation problems in-engine. You’ll partner directly with game directors to make sure audio drives story and gameplay feel, and you’ll define the pipelines and stands that scale as our slate grows.

Requirements

5-8 years of professional audio design experience, with a strong portfolio of shipped projects
Deep proficiency with audio middleware (Wwise, FMOD, MetaSounds) and DAWs (pro tools, Reaper, or similar)
Strong understanding of Unreal Engine and how audio integrates with real-time systems
Excellent collaboration and communication skills
Reel or portfolio demonstrating range across sound design and music integration
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end audio vision for interactive projects from pre-production through ship
Collaborate with game directors, narrative designers, and production teams to ensure audio supports gameplay, story, and pacing
Define the audio team's core tools, workflows, and technical standards so the team can work efficiently and consistently as the company and project scales
Own the implementation of audio in-engine in close partnership with programmers and engineers
Manage relationships with external audio studios and freelance sound designers
Set and manage audio budgets, schedules, and resourcing
Establish and evolve audio pipelines, tools, and best practices that scale
Set and uphold quality bars for mixing, spatial audio, and platform-specific audio requirements
Represent audio in cross-departmental creative reviews
Stay current with industry trends and emerging tools in game audio, spatial/ immersive sound and adaptive music
Perform all other duties as assigned