Audio Designer (Fixed Term)
Job Summary
Job Description
Magnopus seeks an Audio Designer (Fixed Term) to craft immersive soundscapes for games and experiences. Responsibilities include designing, creating, and implementing sound effects, ambiences, and other audio assets within game engines (Unreal Engine or Unity). Collaboration with programmers and other departments is crucial for integrating audio assets that enhance gameplay and align with artistic direction. Tasks involve recording, editing, processing sound effects, participating in playtests and mix sessions, troubleshooting, and optimizing audio for performance across platforms. The ideal candidate will possess strong sound design, mixing, and mastering skills, experience with DAWs, and a deep understanding of spatial audio and interactive audio design. A passion for video games and enhancing player experience is essential.
Must have:
- Game audio design & implementation experience
- Proficiency in Unreal Engine or Unity
- Sound design, mixing, mastering skills
- DAW experience (Reaper, Pro Tools, etc.)
- Spatial audio & interactive audio design knowledge
- Collaboration & communication skills
7 skills required
Job Details
Join Magnopus as an Audio Designer and help craft immersive soundscapes that bring our games and experiences to life. Working at the intersection of creativity and technology, you'll collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to shape the audio vision, design high-quality sound assets, and implement them into our projects. This is an opportunity to contribute to innovative, interactive experiences where audio plays a key role in storytelling and gameplay.
Responsibilities
- Design, Create and Implement industry standard sound effects, ambiences, and other audio assets.
- Implement audio assets directly in game engines.
- Collaborate with other departments to develop and integrate audio assets that enhance gameplay features while aligning with the game's artistic, gameplay, and audio direction.
- Work closely with programmers & engineers to integrate and develop robust and dynamic interactive audio systems that support gameplay features whilst aligning with the games artistic & audio direction.
- Record, edit, and process sound effects to create immersive and engaging soundscapes.
- Participate in regular playtests and mix sessions to ensure optimal sound mix and overall audio quality.
- Troubleshoot and optimise audio assets for performance across different platforms.
Requirements
- Experience designing and implementing audio for games or relevant adjacent industries or media.
- Proficiency implementing audio into game engines such as Unreal Engine or Unity.
- Strong knowledge of sound design, mixing, and mastering techniques.
- Experience using DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) such as Reaper, Pro Tools, Nuendo or Logic Pro.
- Effectively manage tasks and deadlines by prioritising workload based on project needs.
- Understanding of spatial audio techniques and interactive audio design.
- Ability to implement and optimise audio assets in a real-time game environment.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
- Embrace feedback and adapt to evolving project needs with a proactive and open-minded approach.
- Passion for video games and a deep understanding of how audio enhances the player experience.
Our interview process
We believe in a transparent and straightforward interview process. Here's what you can expect when applying for this role:
Application review
Our team will carefully review your application to assess alignment with the role.
Recruiter screening call (30 minutes)
A general conversation to learn more about you, share insights about the company and role, and cover the basics.
First Stage Interview (90 minutes)
A deep dive into your skills and expertise, focusing on the core responsibilities of the role.
Second Stage Interview (60 minutes)
A conversation focused on collaboration, interpersonal skills, problem solving and alignment with our values.
Offer
If successful, we’ll extend an offer and guide you through the next steps.
About us
Magnopus is an experience focused technology company founded by a team of Oscar-winning artists, designers, and engineers from games, films, and other unusual places. We’re passionate about creating rich experiences that unite the physical and digital worlds.
Because we’re building the future, we endeavour to create a diverse, creative workplace where people from many perspectives collaborate across disciplines to create amazing things together. We invest in our employee's progression with ongoing education and mentorship opportunities, and support their happiness and productivity through generous health care, time off, and other benefits.
We try to foster a safe environment where we can take risks, and learn from our failures. While we value individual talents, we favour collaboration more. We believe that the leadership of the company works for the employees, not the other way around. We feel strongly that our employees guide who we are as a company and the work we create, so we look for characteristics of curiosity, empathy, respect, honesty, and courage in every candidate.
Though we’ve delivered a lot of crazy stuff, here are a few you can check out at home:
Please be aware that, if you are selected for a position, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. This may involve providing original documents such as a passport or residence permit. Failure to provide the necessary documentation may affect your employment eligibility.
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