Senior Audio Designer

Your Mission

• Design, create, and implement high-quality sound effects.
• Record, Edit, design, and mix audio assets, ambient environments, and Foley.
• Work collaboratively with other sound designers to maintain a consistent audio vision and pipeline.
• Implement audio into games using FMOD/Wwise, Unreal's Metasounds, and Unity's built in audio system.
• Collaborate with design, art, code and other departments to establish the creative and technical audio direction
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize audio performance across different platforms.
• Mentor and provide feedback on audio design within the team.

Skills and knowledge required

Essential

• Proven experience as an audio designer in the games industry.
• Advanced audio manipulation skills in Reaper or equivalent DAW.
• Expert knowledge of audio editing software including RX Advanced, Soundforge or similar.
• Working knowledge of audio middleware - e.g. FMOD and Wwise.
• Working knowledge of game engines such as Unity and Unreal.
• Excellent understanding of game audio pipelines, adaptive audio, and technical implementation.

• Ability to mix and ship games in Mono, Stereo and Surround configurations
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively in a remote team environment.
• Creative mindset with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Experience working with source control tools - e.g. Sourcetree and Perforce.
• Working solo or with engineer assistance to implement sounds in game.

Desirable

• Experience with audio scripting tools and languages.
• Music composition.

Expected Behaviours

• Curiosity & Problem Solving
• Leadership, Teamwork & Inclusivity
• Passion and Drive
• Vision & Innovation

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• This role can be fully remote within the UK.
• We will require all applicants to have a pre-existing right to work in the UK.
• The role will initially be a 12 month Fixed Term contract with the potential to extend after this.

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• Interested in the job but don't feel you match the criteria? If you feel passionate about this role or joining the Radical Forge team we would still like to hear from you! We value our company culture, and we’re always looking for creative individuals from a variety of backgrounds to join our team!

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Equal Opportunities Promise

All employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status or veteran status. We will also consider employment for qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law.

KICK ASS BENEFITS

• Open & Honest

We keep our employees in the loop every month about where we are heading as a studio and what's going on behind the scenes.

• Flexible Working

We offer flexible work hours with the option to work from home part-time or always.

• Employee Health Benefits

We offer private healthcare, including a cash plan to help with day-to-day health costs such as dental, optical, physiotherapy, and more.

• First Fridays

Every first Friday of the month, everyone is free to work on group projects, self-directed learning, research games, and share what they've learned.

• Time to Yourself

Not feeling it this morning? Then, take one of your two annual Duvet Days. Plus, you get an extra holiday day for each year of service and an optional yearly charity day for everyone.

OUR CULTURE

We offer a safe-haven for your creativity, where you’ll be treated with fairness, respect and honesty. We take that shit really seriously. We’re transparent with all our staff about what we’re doing and where we’re going, and our leadership keep you in the loop.

We’re inclusive too. We’re devotedly LGBTQ+ and POC friendly, and we know the best teams are diverse ones where everyone feels accepted and supported.

Speaking of support, we’ve partnered with the mighty Safe in Our World to continuously educate our understanding of mental health so we can better serve our team. We also have trained mental health first aiders throughout the studio, and provide private healthcare that includes access to therapy and GPs.