Sound Design Implementer

Naughty Dog•Santa Monica, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Naughty Dog, a renowned game development studio with nearly 40 years of experience crafting critically acclaimed titles, is seeking an enthusiastic and disciplined individual to join their audio team. This is a temporary engagement through Yoh Enterprise Solutions. The primary focus of this role will be tagging animations with proprietary in-house tools, requiring a strong sense of timing, rhythm, and attention to detail. Additionally, the role may involve assisting in setting up audio regions for environmental audio within other systems. This is not a sound design position. Naughty Dog is committed to innovation and diversity, welcoming candidates from a wide range of cultural and life experiences.

Requirements

A fundamental knowledge of sound design and sound editing - most importantly, the timing and placement of sounds in relation to visuals
Possess technical proficiency including the ability to handle text files, light scripting capabilities, asset management, and proprietary game tools
Demonstrate solid writing and communication skills
Clearly and concisely define game critical issues, problem solving capabilities
Quickly adapt to change, help to find creative solutions and maintain positive momentum in the face of adversity
Maintain AAA quality work within an aggressive schedule deadline driven environment
Authorized to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

Shipped a game at any level

Responsibilities

Coordinating and implementing character based sounds (Foley) within animation sets
Working closely with the Audio Lead and sound design staff to implement sound effects on animations
Collaborating with Animation team to stay on top of iterative material and respond accordingly
Implementing effort vocalizations of characters within specific animation sets