Sound Designer

Description

Role: Sound Designer

Montreal, Canada

Purpose of Job: As a Sound Designer, your responsibilities include crafting, developing, producing and integrating the sound environment for video games and other visual media. Your expertise in sound and passion for video games in particular enable you to build captivating soundscapes, providing players and spectators with an immersive experience. You play a key role in bringing the creative vision to life, working in collaboration with senior audio staff and the game design team.

List of responsibilities

As part of their duties, Sound Designers are required to perform several tasks including:

• Designing and editing engaging sound assets for use in video games, trailers and other visual media, in respect to the project’s style and creative direction;
• Integrating sound assets in audio middleware (Wwise, FMOD) and game engines (Unreal, Unity, custom game engines);
• Designing dynamic mixing hierarchies and audio systems in both stereo and surround environments;
• Syncing and mixing audio to linear media;
• Testing, finding and fixing audio related bugs;
• Maintaining a familiarity with basic scripting as it pertains to game audio and workflow improvement;
• Working collaboratively, attend meetings with the team and external partners;
• Contributing to documentation, project tracking and procedures;
• Execute recording sessions inside and outside of the studio

Education and Experience

• Degree in a discipline related to the position (sound design, recording, music)
• Experience having worked on at least two completed games
• Or have an impressive portfolio/demo

Competences and qualities

• You show excellent creativity in sound creation;
• You are proficient in using a DAW (Reaper and/or Pro Tools) for sound design purposes, in sync with visual material.
• You are creative, curious, humble, good at accepting constructive criticism and a great team player.
• You work efficiently and are time conscious;
• You are good at managing stress, respecting shifting timelines and schedules.
• You have a sharpened sense of organization, resourcefulness and autonomy.
• You are positive in nature.
• You are fluent in French and English.
• You are passionate about video games.
• You have a good understanding of the audio pipeline working with Wwise and can execute basic integration tasks in at least one game engine (Unreal or Unity).

Added value (optional)

• Experience in project management
• Mixing proficiency with linear media
• Spreadsheets skills
• Coding skills
• Knowledge of source control (Git, SVN, Perforce)
• Wwise training certification

Duration and schedule

• Permanent employment
• 40 hours per week
• The selected candidate will work in person at SIDE Montreal’s studio

Procedure to submit your application

• All questions can be sent to jobs@vibeavenue.com
• The application must contain the following:
• A resume.
• A cover letter
• A Portfolio containing a Demo Reel and demonstrating your sound design, mixing and/or audio integration skills.
• If you do not send a portfolio, your application will be rejected.
• Please send content that allows us to evaluate your audio skills only. Cinematics with loud music do not provide us with sufficient information.
• If applicable, Web links to games you've worked on, commented videos of your interactive audio projects or anything else that would help you stand out.
• Reference letter (optional)
• Only the candidates(s) selected will be called for a sound design test and interview.

About Side

Side (formerly PTW) is a global video game development and services provider, offering technical and creative solutions to many of the largest developers and studios around the world. Founded in 2009 and drawing on 30+ years' experience from our parent company in Japan, Side has since grown to become a global force with 20 studios in 14 countries across North America, Europe, South America, and Asia.

Our industry-leading services include game development, art production, audio production, quality assurance, localization, localization QA, player support, community management, and datasets.

Help us bring stories to the world! Join a global team of passionate gamers and contribute to delivering unforgettable game experiences.

Experience our side of life. For more information, visit www.side.inc