Senior Audio Designer

If you’re looking to make the best co-op games in the world, you’ve come to the right place. We're proud to have some of the best game makers and collaborators in the industry under our four walls. What's more, we're a fun bunch of game developers, who love to indulge in our passion for video games together. Our games are not for everyone. Are they for you?

We are now looking for a Senior Audio Designer!

Are you an experienced, dedicated and highly creative audio designer with a passion for excellence in game audio and looking for your next challenge with a focus on design and implementation ?

Who you are:

• You have 5+ years experience in the game industry in a sound designer capacity

• Previous experience in full AAA development cycle with excellent understanding of a game project development pipelines, processes , requirements and collaborative processes

• Proficiency with Wwise, with expertise in setting and maintaining performance and optimization best practices as well as a strong understanding of dynamic mixing techniques

• Proficiency with a DAW ( ideally reaper ) and with most industry-standard audio design tools

• Autonomous, self organized and proactive in your day to day with strong problem solving and collaboration skills

• Up to date showreel demonstrating work done on previous projects and broad creative skills

Nice to have: 

• Experience working with Unreal 
  
• Experience working with Online Multiplayer Games 
  
• Experience working with vo/dialogue design and systems 
  
• Experience working with music interactive design and systems 
  
• Experience or knowledge about scripting languages 

What you'll do:

• Design and implement world class audio assets under the supervision of the audio director and lead, using middleware and scripting tools
  
• Use recording techniques, audio libraries as well as software creatively to deliver fresh world class content
  
• Set and maintain best practices within the team and with the other disciplines
  
• Stay on top of the requirements of the project , plan and coordinate efficiently and accordingly to the deadlines
  
• Mentor other team members and help the team grow and evolve to stay on top of the trends in the industry

Please note that this role does not involve music composition. 

How to apply
 
If you think that this position matches your background and skills, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV in English as soon as possible. We interview candidates continuously and hire when we find a good fit. 

Note that in this process we will include an audio assessment.

Practical information

Scope: Full-time: 40 hours per week with initial 6 month probation period.
Location: Office first, hybrid solution possible. You need to be eligible to work in Sweden.

We are a pet friendly office! You can expect to find dogs and occasionally some cats around.

What we offer

Arrowhead Game Studios is a growing team of about 100+ people, best known for our co-op titles. Despite our size, we remain a friendly and down to earth bunch, who love to indulge in our passion for video games together.

Located in our newly built, custom-tailored offices on the Hammarby Kaj waterfront, we enjoy everything Stockholm has to offer. A thriving game dev scene, along with all types of activities are immediately available on our doorstep.

Our talented developers are crucial to our success, therefore we put a lot of emphasis in creating and maintaining a prosperous culture. We’re committed to open and transparent communication. Your ideas are welcomed, valued, appreciated - the ceiling for creative discussions is high.

We also have numerous work benefits for all our employees. You can read about them here!