Senior Dialogue Designer

1 Month ago • 4-8 Years • Sound Design

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Dialogue Designer at Cloud Imperium Games, you will be responsible for recording, editing, and mastering all types of dialogue assets, ensuring consistency across numerous sessions. You will manage dialogue implementation, runtime effects, and dynamic in-game mixing for Star Citizen and Squadron 42. This role requires improving dialogue pipelines and workflows, collaborating with various teams (Facial Animation, Narrative), mentoring junior designers, and reporting to the Dialogue Lead. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in production sound, video game audio design, spectral dialogue editing, and DAW operation. Experience with audio middleware (Wwise) or game engines (Lumberyard) is highly valued.
Must have:
  • Production sound experience (performance capture/film)
  • Video game audio design experience (shipped titles)
  • Spectral dialogue editing (iZotope RXAdvanced or equivalent)
  • DAW proficiency (Reaper, Pro Tools, or similar)
  • Excel skills for file/script management
Good to have:
  • Experience with audio middleware (Wwise)
  • Experience with game engines (Lumberyard)

Job Details

We are a crowdfunded company and have a dedicated and enthusiastic community of backers who are helping us create the “Best Damn Space Sim Ever”. We want to build the best we can deliver and we believe wholeheartedly in the value of exceptional diverse talent.

Home to the record-breaking crowdfunded space simulator MMO Star Citizen and the action-packed cinematic story campaign Squadron 42 with its star-studded cast, the dialogue design team have the opportunity to record amazingly talented AAA actors, manage huge amounts of assets, design innovative voice effects, and implement dialogue for both projects in a cooperative and cross-disciplinary environment!  

Our tech-savvy team maintains high quality and consistency of dialogue assets, while supporting our amazing game designers and producers in creating cinematic narrative wonders for our players.  

Founded in 2012 by renowned game developer Chris Roberts, Cloud Imperium Games (CIG) is one of the largest global independent studios, dedicated to delivering next-generation AAA games. CIG prides itself in thinking outside the box, encouraging creativity and developing ground-breaking technology. CIG believes in raising the bar for the gaming industry and the community as a whole. 

For more information about life at Cloud Imperium Games, check this out - https://youtu.be/cXjp7SRBpIA 

What does a Senior Dialogue Designer at CIG do? 

  • Record, edit, and master all types of dialogue assets and metadata to a high standard while ensuring consistency is maintained over numerous sessions. 
  • Manage all forms of dialogue implementation, runtime effects design, and dynamic in-game mixing, ensuring an engaging and immersive dialogue experience. 
  • Maintain and drive improvements in all dialogue related pipelines and workflows from pre-production to implementation and QA processes. 
  • Report to Dialogue Lead and Production regularly and update all relevant parties with issues or blockers, as well as info-share in your successes and experiences gained. 
  • Collaborate regularly with upstream teams as well as other content teams like Facial Animation and Narrative to align on project vision and pipelines.
  • Mentor junior designers to keep the whole team motivated and engaged.

What do we expect from our Senior Dialogue Designers? 

  • Well-versed in production sound, especially with performance-capture or film where timecode is required for sync. 
  • Video-game audio-design experience with a priority on games shipped/credited and work at a studio level
  • Solid working experience with spectral dialogue editorial, such as iZotope RX Advanced or other industry equivalents. 
  • Working experience and high-level operation of DAWs such as Reaper, Pro Tools, or other industry standards. 
  • Capability with audio middleware such as Wwise, or game engines such as Lumberyard, is extremely appreciated. 
  • Skilled with Excel for file and script management and an eye for attention to detail. 
  • Passion for dialogue in video games or other forms of entertainment. 

Diversity Statement

CIG is a global company, staunchly committed to cultivating a culture and workplace that celebrates all backgrounds, lifestyles, and perspectives. Together, we are creating a space where authentic recognition, appreciation, and understanding of the importance of diversity is fostered by everyone. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strive to build a team that represents all walks of life, and we want every employee to bring all the things that make them unique to the work environment. The universe is as vast and varied as the people in it, and it’s our differences that make it special.

Fraud Statement

We are aware of people receiving job offers that fraudulently allege to be from CIG. These types of fraud can be carried out through false websites, fake email addresses claiming to be from our company, or social media. We do not ask for your personal info like bank account numbers, identification numbers, etc through social media or chat-based apps, nor do we request or send money for the purchase of business equipment.

If you suspect fraud, please report it to your local authorities, as well as reaching out to us at info[@]cloudimperiumgames.com with any information you may have.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

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About The Company

Cloud Imperium Games is a new kind of independent studio dedicated to delivering AAA experiences outside the established publisher system, founded by Chris Roberts, creator of the best selling Wing Commander and Freelancer series, Cloud Imperium is currently developing Star Citizen, a record-shattering crowd funded title that combines classic space sim gameplay with Hollywood-caliber visuals.


Cloud Imperium aims to pave new ground in game development by sharing the process with the players. Where game development was once hidden, Cloud Imperium has opted to share the process with those backing Star Citizen. Supporters come to know the team and follow them every step of the way as the game created. The community is closely engaged and their feedback Is considered in all aspects of game development, avoiding standard publicity to put Roberts’ epic vision directly in players’ hands.


Cloud Imperium has studios in Los Angeles, California ; Austin, Texas ; Manchester, UK and Frankfurt, Germany.

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