Lead Audio Designer

2 Weeks ago • All levels • Sound Design

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Lead Audio Designer at Ubisoft Shanghai, you'll collaborate with international teams to craft immersive audio experiences for story-driven open-world games. Responsibilities include conceptualizing, creating, and integrating high-quality audio elements, enhancing game features with innovative designs, and working closely with designers and animators. You'll utilize game engines (Unity or Unreal), audio middleware, and troubleshoot technical issues. You'll also manage projects, create sound effects (including Foley), synthesize sounds, mix and master audio, and collaborate with creative directors to enhance player immersion. Experience with Pro Tools or Reaper is essential, alongside proficiency in audio processing and mixing.
Must have:
  • Professional audio background
  • Proficiency in audio recording, processing, mixing
  • Game engine experience (Unity or Unreal)
  • Experience with audio middleware
  • Strong game audio design experience
  • Management experience
Good to have:
  • Basic programming (C, C++)
  • Dialogue and field recording experience
  • Familiarity with audio programming and DS software

Job Details

Company Description

Ubisoft’s19,000 team members, working across more than 40 locations around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their dedication and talent has brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us create the unknown.

Created in 1996, Ubisoft Shanghai studio, is a vibrant and exciting place where our 600+ talents get opportunities to either co-develop great AAA blockbuster games, create cutting-edge online games or produce fun mobile games.

To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com

Job Description

 

About the Role :

As an Audio Designer, you will collaborate with teams from co-dev studios to create immersive, story-driven open-world video games. Your role will be to design and integrate high-quality audio into the game to help bring the narrative and world to life.

 

What you will do :

  • Conceptualize, create, integrate, and finalize audio elements within the game according to audio direction instructions
  • Enhance game features and mechanics with innovative audio designs
  • Work closely with game and level designers, as well as animators, to ensure that the audio supports the overall game design
  • Use proprietary games and audio engines and actively participate in improving and troubleshooting them
  • Collaborate with programmers to identify and resolve technical issues, ensuring a high-quality soundscape
  • Define project features and tasks
  • Create sound effects, record Foley, synthesize, and work with audio libraries to achieve the desired audio effects
  • Mix and master both linear and interactive media
  • Work with the creative team, including game designers, creative directors, and artistic directors, to enhance player immersion and experience

Qualifications

Must-Have:

  • Professional background in audio, sound design, music, or related fields with solid skills in audio recording, processing, and mixing (familiarity with Pro Tools or Reaper is essential)
  • Advanced knowledge of the entertainment industry with respect to video games, movies, TV series, and music
  • Proven proficiency in game engine editors, such as Unity or Unreal
  • Familiarity with various audio middleware applications and audio specifications for different game platforms
  • Experience with visually oriented or node-based systems, such as Reaktor, Max/MSP
  • Strong commitment to personal and peer development and sharing of best practices
  • Passion for creating and playing video games.
  • Highly proficient in both spoken and written English
  • Sound design experience with credits on successful projects
  • Experienced as a management role

Nice-to-Have:

  • Basic programming skills with C, C++, and the ability to implement basic programming algorithms
  • Experienced in dialogue and field recording
  • Familiarity with audio programming and DS software

Additional Information

 

Ubisoft CSR commitment

Making a long-lasting positive impact for our players, our teams, our partners and our planet.

In Ubisoft, we are working to enrich players’ lives through unique and memorable gaming experiences and by improving the positive impacts of our games. To get there, we are creating a safer, more inclusive work environment, we are giving back to the communities where Ubisoft operates by working with local non-profit partners and by working to reduce the environmental impact of our business.

为我们的玩家、团队、合作伙伴以及地球持续带来积极影响

育碧致力于通过打造新颖深刻的游戏体验及扩大游戏的积极影响,来丰富玩家的生活。为了实现这一目标,我们始终寻求为团队提供更加安全包容的工作环境。我们通过与世界各地的非营利机构合作开展项目,同时努力降低自身业务对环境的影响,来回馈社区。

To learn more about Ubisoft’s Environmental Commitment

了解更多有关育碧对环境的承诺

Play Green: Ubisoft’s Commitment to Global Carbon Neutrality

https://youtu.be/w2gstlpydks

2022 Update

https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/2xcruKK2rZJ22OSeyWzkKO/ubisofts-environmental-commitment-2022-update

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Ubisoft’s 21,000 team members, working across more than 30 countries around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences.


Their commitment and talent have brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. 


Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. 


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