Ubisoft Paris, a pioneering studio since 1992, is seeking an Audio Director to define and implement the global sound strategy for a project. This role involves combining artistic vision with innovative technology, overseeing audio integration in the Snowdrop engine, collaborating with various teams, and contributing to generative audio solutions. The studio is known for titles like Just Dance and Ghost Recon, with 750 talents from 35 nationalities, and is working on promising unannounced projects.

Must Have

• Confirmed experience in audio direction in the industry and good mastery of a game engine
• Knowledge of audio integration tools and production pipelines
• Ability to communicate with technical profiles (ML engineers, R&D)
• Ability to imagine immersive and coherent audio experiences
• Collaborative spirit and ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Autonomy, proactivity, and ability to evolve in an agile environment
• Good ability to communicate in English (oral and written)

Good to Have

• Ideally, a good understanding of machine learning issues (text-to-speech, fine-tuning)

Perks & Benefits

• Flexible hours and remote work up to two days per week
• 20 days of remote work per year from an EU country (for EU citizens)
• Internal e-learning platform
• Game library (Ubisoft, competitors, consoles, board games)
• CSE benefits (preferential rates for shows, cinemas, concerts, gyms, amusement parks)
• Career development plan and clear objectives after 1 year
• Access to clubs (choir, yoga, tennis, lightsaber, etc.)
• 1.5-hour lunch break for gym or walks in Bois de Vincennes
• Surf/yoga or ski weekends organized by CSE
• Internal clearance sale for goodies and Ubi games

Company Description

As you may already know (and it doesn't hurt to repeat it), the Paris studio is Ubisoft's pioneering studio and the one behind the publisher's first successes after its creation in 1992. Today, we remain at the head of essential licenses such as Just Dance, Ghost Recon, or Mario + Rabbids. We have also built a solid reputation as a partner of choice in inter-studio collaborations such as Watch Dogs, Skull & Bones, Beyond Good & Evil 2, or Star Wars. Building on this experience, we continue as a studio to go further in terms of creativity by working on very promising, yet unannounced projects.

With our 750 talents from 35 nationalities, we are proud to be the largest studio in France and one of the most experienced in the industry. Young talents can benefit from the significant presence of senior profiles in creative, technical, or artistic professions. Everyone remains driven by the same passion: pushing the limits of what is possible and offering new experiences to our players.

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Job Description

The Audio Director will be responsible for defining and implementing the overall sound strategy for the project, combining a classic artistic approach with an innovative technological dimension.

• Define the audio artistic direction of the project: sound effects, music, voices, soundscape.
• Produce and supervise audio integration in the game engine (Snowdrop).
• Collaborate with narrative, game design, GPP, sound designers, and ML engineers teams.
• Participate in the creation of vocal datasets via actor recordings.
• Evaluate and refine the quality of cloned voices in connection with ML models.
• Contribute to the research and development of generative audio solutions (voices, music, real-time sound effects).
• Define audio quality criteria and support the improvement of internal models.
• Explore innovative avenues to enrich the player's sound experience.

Qualifications

• Confirmed experience in audio direction in our industry and good mastery of a game engine.
• Knowledge of audio integration tools and production pipelines.
• Ideally, a good understanding of machine learning issues (text-to-speech, fine-tuning).
• Ability to communicate with technical profiles (ML engineers, R&D).
• Ability to imagine immersive and coherent audio experiences.
• Collaborative spirit, ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Autonomy, proactivity and ability to evolve in an agile environment.
• Good ability to communicate in English (oral and written).

Additional Information

Joining us means having access from day one to:

• Flexibility in your hours and the possibility of working remotely up to two days a week, under the conditions provided by the Ubisoft charter;
• 20 days of remote work per year from a European Union country (eligibility restricted to profiles with European citizenship);
• Our internal e-learning platform to finally train yourself on the tools you needed so much;
• Our game library where you can borrow the latest Ubisoft games, those of competitors, consoles and board games;
• Our CSE and its preferential rates on a wide range of shows, cinemas, concerts, gyms, amusement parks, and many other good deals.

And after 1 year?

• You have a career and development plan established with your manager as well as clear objectives that will allow you to progress each year;
• You have joined one of our clubs: choir, yoga, tennis, lightsaber... Or you have created your own!
• You take advantage of your 1.5-hour lunch break to participate in a class in our gym or borrow one of our bikes to cycle in the Bois de Vincennes;
• You eagerly await the next surf/yoga or ski weekend organized by the CSE;
• You have become unbeatable at foosball, climbing, Just Dance or Boomerang Fu;
• You have raided the internal clearance sale to complete your collection of goodies and Ubi games (because you can never have enough).

As an employer, Ubisoft offers everyone the same opportunities for employment, without distinction of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability, and age. Ubisoft strives to develop an inclusive work environment that reflects the diversity of its player community within its teams.

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