Senior Sound Designer - 12 month contract

1 Month ago • 4-8 Years • Sound Design

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Job Description

Media Molecule seeks a Senior Sound Designer for a 12-month contract to contribute to their new title. This role involves owning a product area's audio design and technical features, creating necessary sounds, and guiding additional work such as recording sessions. The position is hybrid, with 2-3 days a week in the Guildford studio. Responsibilities include assessing audio needs, producing inspiring sounds, and implementing content into a game engine using Wwise or similar middleware. Experience in game audio, sound recording, mixing, editing, and Wwise (preferred) is essential.
Must have:
  • Game audio experience
  • Sound recording/mixing/editing skills
  • Wwise or similar middleware proficiency
  • Game engine implementation experience
  • Proactive and collaborative approach
Good to have:
  • Scripting knowledge

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Senior Sound D esigner - 12 month contract

It’s a great time to be part of the Media Molecule team as the studio undergoes an exciting period of growth and evolution. We are now looking for a talented senior sound designer to join our Audio team and help with our new title! This is without doubt, one of the best Audio roles around. There’s huge scope for impact in this role, with ownership of audio design and technical features. The senior sound designer will take ownership of a product area, assessing its needs, creating the necessary sounds, and guiding any additional work that needs to be taken on ( e.g. handling a recording session etc.) This role will be hybrid working 2-3 days per week from our Guildford studio.

What are we looking for?

  • Ability to produce sounds that inspire and impress !
  • Previous experience in a similar role within the games industry and a c lear understand ing of what is required to make a game sound good - demonstrated in your showreel.
  • An intimate knowledge of sound recording, mixing, editing etc with experience recording different material, and an understanding of all the practicalities involved.
  • Demonstrable experience and knowledge of using Wwise (preferred), or another game sound implementation system. ( e .g. FMOD, Unity, Unreal etc ) .
  • Demonstrable experience with implementing Wwise /other middleware content into a game engine, using sound designer facing tools.
  • Scripting knowledge is a plus, but not essential to this role.
  • A proactive, creative and collaborative approach .

We are accepting applications from people with varied levels of experience.
To apply for this position please submit your CV & show-reel showing footage featuring your work

If you can, please make sure your showreel is short and to the point – no more than 1:30 in length.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

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We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

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