Audio Designer

We want you to #JOINTHEREBELLION!

For 30 years we’ve been independently developing and publishing incredible video games at our multiple studios founded by Jason & Chris Kingsley, but Rebellion is more than just games. We have our own film and mo-cap studio, we create board games, publish books, and through 2000AD, publish comics and graphic novels such as the amazing Judge Dredd.

We are searching for two new Audio Designers to join our passionate Audio Team, supporting a variety of thrilling unannounced projects currently in development.

As key members of a small, dynamic team, you will play an essential role in producing the audio design output for the company. You’ll be responsible for creating a wide range of sounds including atmospheric ambience, gunfire, character dialogue, and much more, ensuring each sound is immersive and impactful. We’re looking for individuals who are both artistically and technically adept, excelling as collaborative team players while also thriving independently. With a top-tier arsenal of equipment, facilities, and software at your disposal, you'll have everything you need to bring your sound designs to life.

This role is based at our riverside headquarters in Oxford, offering a creative and relaxed atmosphere where teamwork drives our success. We can provide a relocation package, including moving assistance, temporary accommodation, and full support to ensure a smooth transition to your new environment.

We believe in the power of face-to-face collaboration and encourage working from our Oxford headquarters. However, we understand that flexibility matters, so we’re open to discussing hybrid options based on individual needs.

Responsibilities:

• Create and refine high-quality audio assets for day-to-day design tasks, ensuring they align with the project’s vision
• Implement audio directly into the game engine, ensuring seamless integration
• Mix and master audio for in-game content, delivering immersive soundscapes tailored to gameplay
• Edit and polish dialogue to maintain clarity and authenticity across all character interactions
• Design linear audio for marketing materials, crafting impactful soundtracks and effects for trailers and promotions
• Attend meetings and maintain up-to-date documentation to track progress and ensure clear communication

• Proven experience shipping at least one AAA cross-platform title, actively contributing throughout most of the development cycle.
• Expert proficiency in one or more DAWs, such as Ableton, Logic Pro, and preferably Cockos Reaper.
• In-depth knowledge of audio design and processing techniques, with hands-on experience using a variety of plugins and tools to achieve professional-grade results.
• A passionate gamer with exceptional auditory skills and a keen ear for detail.

We offer an extensive benefits package to our team including:

• 22 days holidays + Christmas closure (typically 4 days) & Bank holidays (increasing with service at 5 years – one day each year until you reach 31 days)
• Private Medical Insurance, healthcare cash plan, including dental and Vision
• Life Assurance, Income Protection & Critical Illness Cover
• Enhanced Family Leave
• Interest Free, Tax-Free loans
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• EAP a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing Support
• Plus loads more… including a wide range of discounts, freebies, and social events!

Life at Our Oxford HQ

Our riverside headquarters in Oxford places you a short walk away from the city centre. Renowned for its rich historical backdrop and esteemed educational institutions, Oxford offers a unique blend of tradition and modernity, with its beautiful architecture and green spaces.

Oxford also boasts excellent transport links, making it easy to navigate both the city and the wider country. The city’s train station, just a short walk from our studio, offers frequent services to London, as well as direct routes to major cities like Birmingham, Manchester, and Reading and we also offer free parking at the studio.

Our open-plan office promotes teamwork and innovation, with regular interaction with senior management and other departments, alongside access to free hot drinks, a handy tuck shop onsite and a range of local pubs, cafes and dining options nearby helping make every workday enjoyable!

Inside Rebellion

Whichever team you join at Rebellion we are proud of our open, friendly, and creative atmosphere. We love what we do, and we have fun doing it! As a big indie developer, we have complete creative freedom over our titles which allows us to work on a massive variety of projects across all the major platforms.

Find out more about us here

Our size, stability, and the variety of in-house expertise across multiple industries, makes Rebellion completely unique! We work in our own way, and we celebrate that as the key to our success. We foster an inclusive culture where you are encouraged to be yourself, to express your creativity and your talent. We are people focused and will support you in every way to can be the best at what you do. We recognise the importance of enjoying what you do and having a healthy work-life balance. We offer a friendly, creative, and relaxed working atmosphere, with sensibly managed projects and a wide variety of benefits and development opportunities for all our teams to ensure you are fully supported with your physical and Mental Well-being.

We are actively recruiting for a diverse team and continue to add to our culture of growth and inclusion. Rebellion encourages innovation in all areas, and we look forward to hearing how you can help us to be better. We encourage all demographics of culture, gender, ethnicity, neurodiversity and beyond, because a representative team makes better products.

If you are interested in working at Rebellion, but this role doesn’t sound quite like you, we’re recruiting for a range of positions across the studio and we’re always happy to receive speculative applications via our website. Visit our Careers website to view all our live vacancies: Rebellion: Careers

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