Sound Designer

1 Week ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Sound Designer at Creative Assembly, you will create innovative audio solutions for games, implementing and balancing audio content and systems. Daily tasks include designing sound, implementing audio, collaborating with designers and programmers, and contributing to the asset library. The role requires creating innovative sound design solutions and technical solutions, producing creative content, assisting with scoping, and supporting the development of technology and toolsets. The role involves working with the Lead Sound Designer, game designers, and other stakeholders to enhance gameplay through sound. The work requires attention to detail, organizational skills, and strong communication abilities.

Must have:

Experience in audio design for console or PC games.
Strong skills in audio asset design and production.
Proficiency in audio implementation using engines like Wwise or FMOD.
Solid understanding of implementation fundamentals.

Good to have:

AAA project experience in a sound/audio creative capacity.
Studio and/or location-based sound effects recording experience.
Experience with AudioKinetic’s Wwise engine.
Strong proficiency with Reaper.
Experience programming software / hardware synthesizers.

Perks:

Additional medical and dental health insurance.
Annual discretionary studio bonus.
Defined career development pathways.
Free games and merchandise.
Free breakfast every day.
Hybrid working option.

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Job Details

We have a new and exciting opportunity to join the multi award-winning Total War audio department as an experienced Sound Designer, helping deliver first class audio experiences for our franchise which cover a wide range of AAA IP’s, based at our studio in Sofia, Bulgaria.

With a desire to push creative and technological boundaries and further the legacy of our successful franchises, your work will be wide and varied, collaborating with development and central teams to create genre leading audio experiences. As an experienced Sound Designer, you will have broad experience across game audio development and be proficient designing, implementing and balancing audio content and systems. As part of our centralised team, you will get the opportunity to work across multiple and varied creative projects, locally and internationally.

All audio applicants for this role must submit a sound design show reel in support of their application, demonstrating excellence and creativity with sound design and systems. Applications that do not have this information will not be considered.

Key Responsibilities

You will create innovative and exciting solutions to our games’ audio needs. Producing creative content, helping design technical systems and tools, implementing and balancing audio into our products.

On a day-to-day basis, you will:

Create compelling sound design and technical solutions that will elevate our games and are in line with the defined aesthetics
Implement, optimise, mix and fix issues with interactive sound designs, systems and tools
Assist Lead Sound Designer with any scoping support for assigned areas
Collaborate with Lead Sound Designer and audio programmers to design new audio features, systems and tools
Collaborate with game designers and other key stakeholders to support the wider gameplay mechanics and features
Support the development of our technology and toolsets, working with the Lead Sound Designer and directors, identifying improvements and solutions
Contribute to the development of our in-house asset library and custom recordings
Support department and discipline-wide strategy and initiatives.

Knowledge, Skill and Experience

Essential

Experience working at a development studio or video games publisher as a sound/audio designer on one or more full-product cycles -console or PC
Strong capability in designing, producing and editing audio assets and systems
Proficient at implementing, balancing and optimising audio using commercial or in-house audio engines i.e. Wwise, FMOD, ADX2
Solid understanding of implementation fundamentals, with practical experience
Demonstrably passionate about video games
Creative and logical thinker
Great communicator, with strong listening and interpretation skills
High attention to detail, organised and methodical.

Desirable

AAA project experience in a sound/audio creative capacity
Studio and/or location-based sound effects recording experience
Experience with AudioKinetic’s Wwise engine
Strong proficiency with Reaper
Have worked as part of a centralised team
Knowledge and familiarity of Total War brand.
Experience programming software / hardware synthesizers
Visual scripting experience i.e. Node graph-based or Blueprints

About Creative Assembly

Creative Assembly crafts deep and detailed games that last, entertaining millions of players across the globe for decades.

We are all game makers and we care deeply about the experiences we create.

We empower our teams to make significant contributions to our games, supported by skills development and growth opportunities.
We are located in Horsham, UK and Sofia, Bulgaria.We offer many benefits to support you and your family including:

Additional medical and dental health insurance for you, your partner and kids, life insurance, and free health care screening
Additional holiday allowance plus full studio closure over the Christmas and New Year period, as all Bulgarian Bank holidays
Annual discretionary studio bonus
Defined career development pathways and personalised training support including; SEGA Dev Day, internal masterclasses, prestigious creative workshops, on-site training with renowned specialists and global conference attendance
Public transportation card
Monthly food vouchers
Wellbeing support with an employee assistance programme
Free games and merchandise plus access to our extensive games library
Free breakfast every day - toast, cereals, yoghurts, fresh fruit, soft drinks and more in our fully stocked kitchen
Options for subscribing to additional health, wellness and sports services
Office massages
Studio parties for you and your family; such as our Summer and Christmas parties, Children’s day party, wrap parties for game releases
Our studio sites have disabled access.
Hybrid working option
We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.

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