Senior Sound Designer

TencentIrvine, CA
93d$93,100 - $216,700Onsite

About The Position

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, passionate, creative and technical Senior Sound Designer to join our in-house audio team and help create world-class audio on a new and exciting open-world AAA game. We are seeking someone who will bring passion to the role, collaborating with sound and other disciplinary teams, creating sonically rich, high-quality AAA audio. Your primary focus will be on sound design, sound systems and implementation.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional experience in AAA game audio with a minimum of one AAA title shipped as Senior Sound Designer or equivalent.
  • Expert in at least one DAW (preferably Nuendo or Reaper, with ProTools as a secondary option).
  • Imaginative and creative use of audio production tools, foley performance and capture, props, and recording techniques to create high quality original content.
  • Expertise in interactive audio, sound design, recording and post production techniques.
  • Understanding of, and experience in creating and authoring real-time, parameter-controlled sounds such as vehicle engines, weather systems, ambiences.
  • Proven experience with the Wwise middleware tool (or proficiency in similar middleware).
  • A grasp of logic and simple scripting methods for interactive audio implementation within a game engine.
  • Experience working with other departments and understanding their workflow.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience working on environmental audio, sound propagation and 3D audio.
  • Familiarity and experience with the Unreal Engine.
  • Experience with music editing and implementation of interactive music.
  • Experience with dialogue/VO editing, mastering, implementation and localization.

Responsibilities

  • Design, edit, mix, master and implement immersive, next-gen audio content and systems to engage players and enrich game narrative with the goal to raise the bar in game audio.
  • Create and edit new sound effects and record real-world sounds using various recording techniques, professional audio editing tools, plug-ins, hardware and props both in the field and in the studio.
  • Implement and author interactive, real-time sound using middleware, scripting tools and/or in-engine to bring soundscapes to life.
  • Collaborate with audio engineers, other sound designers and departments to design and document audio systems, own and deliver on audio features.
  • Sound design and mix cinematic audio content to blend seamlessly with gameplay audio.

Benefits

  • Free daily lunch
  • Beverages, fresh fruit, and snacks
  • 401k with employer match
  • Monthly Cell phone bill reimbursement
  • Financial wellness sessions
  • Flexible spending account
  • Team building and company outings
  • Parental leave for new parents
  • Company paid health insurance
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Wellness training
  • Travel insurance
  • Preventive care
© 2024 Teal Labs, Inc
Privacy PolicyTerms of Service