Concepteur Sonore / Sound Designer

Side • Montreal, QC

7d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Sound Designer, your responsibilities include crafting, developing, producing and integrating the sound environment for video games and other visual media. Your expertise in sound and passion for video games in particular enable you to build captivating soundscapes, providing players and spectators with an immersive experience. You play a key role in bringing the creative vision to life, working in collaboration with senior audio staff and the game design team.

Requirements

• Degree in a discipline related to the position (sound design, recording, music)
• Experience having worked on at least two completed games
• Or have an impressive portfolio/demo
• Proficient in using a DAW (Reaper and/or Pro Tools) for sound design purposes, in sync with visual material
• Fluent in French and English
• Passionate about video games
• Good understanding of the audio pipeline working with Wwise
• Can execute basic integration tasks in at least one game engine (Unreal or Unity)

Nice To Haves

• Experience in project management
• Mixing proficiency with linear media
• Spreadsheets skills
• Coding skills
• Knowledge of source control (Git, SVN, Perforce)
• Wwise training certification

Responsibilities

• Designing and editing engaging sound assets for use in video games, trailers and other visual media, in respect to the project’s style and creative direction
• Integrating sound assets in audio middleware (Wwise, FMOD) and game engines (Unreal, Unity, custom game engines)
• Designing dynamic mixing hierarchies and audio systems in both stereo and surround environments
• Syncing and mixing audio to linear media
• Testing, finding and fixing audio related bugs
• Maintaining a familiarity with basic scripting as it pertains to game audio and workflow improvement
• Working collaboratively, attend meetings with the team and external partners
• Contributing to documentation, project tracking and procedures
• Execute recording sessions inside and outside of the studio

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees