Senior Audio Designer

Job Title

Senior Audio Designer

Requisition ID

R025418

Job Description

Elsewhere Entertainment is looking for a Senior Audio Designer to join the

development of a new IP.

Feed your creativity while collaborating with our team of highly skilled developers

to build something innovative, exhilarating, and expansively entertaining!

As a member of the audio department, you’ll help record, edit, design and

implement sound effects, as well as design interactive audio systems for various

aspects of the game.

As a member of the project, you’ll help take the studio and our game from great to

even better—with a focus on inclusivity, mutual respect (for ourselves and our

players), thoughtfulness, empathy, professionalism, and collaboration.

What You bring to the table

• Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role
• includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:
• Define the interactive audio systems required to create the soundscape of
• the games’ features you will be working on, while populating these audio
• systems with world class SFX assets.
• As a part of the audio team, you will be tasked with designing the game’s
• audio content, from asset creation to final implementation. While staying in
• close communication with the audio team-leads and audio programming
• team. As one of the first members of our team, the ideal candidate will be
• autonomous, a good communicator and not afraid to suggest and implement
• bold new ideas.
• In this role, you will be one of the core members of the audio team. You will
• have the opportunity to use your experience to help grow the audio team
• creatively, technologically and socially.
  
  

Experience

Minimum Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience working as an audio designer in the games
• industry.
• Strong experience with game engines, audio middleware, DAW, audio design
• tools.
• Must have worked on at least one shipped AAA title, ideally from start to
• ship.
  
  

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong knowledge of audio middlewares such as Wwise or FMOD.
• Strong sound design skills, ranging from asset creation to final
• implementation.
• Knowledge of audio tools, DAW, VST.
• Understanding of game editor logic, visual scripting.
• Field recording and audio hardware knowledge are preferred.
• Key Attributes
• Autonomous. Sees themselves as a core member of the team.
• Creativity in problem solving and a positive, respectful team-first
• attitude
• Organization methods and the ability to meet deadlines
• Comfort with self-critique and accepting outside feedback
• A habit of regularly playing and understanding modern video games
  
  

Extra Points

• Knowledge of audio library management tools such as SoundMiner is nice to have.
• Enjoys, and has had previous experience mentoring junior team members.
  
  

Your Platform

Built from the ground up, Elsewhere Entertainment is a premier and standalone

studio dedicated to establishing an environment that inspires bold and diverse

ideas. The team’s underlying mission encourages everyone to explore and

collaborate creatively to craft a franchise with an enduring legacy that resonates

far beyond games.

The talented team at Elsewhere Entertainment consists of a collection of storytelling experts whose credits include The Last of Us, Uncharted, The Witcher,

Cyberpunk, Destiny, Tom Clancy’s The Division, and Far Cry.

Not sure you meet all the qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that

women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs

when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often

do! At Activision, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive

environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

Our World

At Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and

entertainment. We’re driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming

experiences for the world to enjoy, together. We are home to some of the most

beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™,

Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™, and Guitar Hero®. As a leading worldwide developer,

publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, our “press

start” is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with

innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences.

We’re not just looking back at our decades-long legacy; we’re forging ahead to

keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated

technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive

company as we know our success comes from the passionate, creative, and diverse teams within our organization.

We’re in the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our

player community to enjoy. And our future opportunities have never been greater

— this could be your opportunity to level up.

Ready to Activate Your Future?

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