Audio Designer (Voiceover)
Job Description
- 3+ years voiceover experience
- Game audio experience
- DAW proficiency
- Collaboration skills
- UE5 & MetaSounds familiarity
- Problem-solving skills
WHAT MAKES US EPIC?
At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.
Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.
AUDIO
What We Do
We raise the quality level of audio in all Epic game titles and technologies as well as engage with a world-class team to create amazing gaming experiences.
What You'll Do
As a member of the Epic Audio Team, you will use your technical and creative skills to their fullest, helping define the future of interactive audio technology.
In this role, you will
- Create and implement voiceover content for various key Fortnite assets at a high quality
- Collaborate with voice directors and talent to create effective voiceovers for iconic characters
- Develop sound and voiceover design skills to match the Fortnite aesthetic
- Work closely with audio, art, animation, and design teams to troubleshoot and implement solutions
- Utilize UE5 blueprints, MetaSounds and data assets to hook up and test voiceover assets
- Evaluate mix and implementation of voiceover assets in-game, and adjust according to standards and gameplay needs
- Look for opportunities to help with more advanced tasks as skills improve, and work with production to understand how to assist the team with deadline-based tasks
What we're looking for
- A good understanding of game audio experiences and the video game development process
- At least 3 years of experience with voiceover recording, collaboration with director and talent, editing, processing techniques, and implementation
- Passionate about game audio and voiceover; should be able to talk about and deconstruct other current games’ audio and voiceover quality and implementation
- Ability to design, edit, mix, master and implement content for interactive and linear media under tight deadlines
- Strong core competency in at least one major DAW
- Previous experience in a game engine and familiarity with game development concepts
- Ability to collaborate across disciplines to create effective audio
- Strong self-management, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills; able to work independently while having a great team player attitude
This role is open to multiple locations in North America (including WA).
Pay Transparency Information
The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren’t limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic’s generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).
ABOUT US
Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.
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