Job description

Disruptive Games is a veteran development studio specializing in multiplayer and online experiences. We are an independently owned studio working on a AAA, fully-funded title with original IP!

We’re expanding our fully-remote team with people who share our passion for collaborative, multiplayer gameplay.

As an Audio Design Intern at Disruptive Games, you will receive mentorship over 3 months while helping craft the sonic identity of our game and the audio tools used to realize it. Your internship will entail conceptualizing and designing sounds as well as creating dynamic and adaptive audio systems. We’re looking for someone with a passion for game audio, a team player attitude, and a knack for problem solving.

What You'll Do:

• Receive mentorship from and work closely with the Lead and Technical Audio Designer to conceive, design, script, prototype, iterate, validate, and improve dynamic audio systems in Unreal Engine 5.
• Design and implement audio assets while keeping them creatively aligned with the overall vision of the game.
• Collaborate and communicate cross-departmentally with designers, programmers, artists, producers and QA.
• Share and absorb knowledge alongside peers that are excited to learn about the connection between various creative disciplines.
• Regularly playtest our game and provide both creative and technical feedback on ways to improve and enhance the game's mix and sonic identity.

What You'll Bring:

• Candidates must apply with a resume and a link to their portfolio with samples to be considered
• Proficient in audio production software (DAWs)
• Self-motivated with strong communication skills, and able to provide and receive constructive feedback with ease and kindness
• Able to work well individually and as part of a highly collaborative team
• Strong proven sound design and implementation skills
• Comfortable working in a 100% remote environment via video conferencing and discussion tools such as Discord, MS Teams, or Zoom
• Avid gamer, with a passion for multiplayer games

Bonus Points:

• Proficient in sound theory, digital signal processes, batch processing
• Proficient in scripting in Unreal Engine 5 using Blueprints and MetaSounds
• Experience working in task tracking software such as Clickup, Asana, Jira, Shotgrid, or Trello
• Experience with asset management and organization through either Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets
• Experience and/or interest working with physics-based audio, particularly vehicle audio
• Experience and/or interest in programming in C#/C++

Compensation

• Disruptive Games is a fully remote studio with employees all over the world. Regardless of where you live, we ensure you’re paid a fair market rate. Our salary offers are informed by market compensation data, which takes into account each positions unique job function and your location. In the United States, the compensation range for this position is $20 USD per hour.

Disruptive Games is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, interview, and hire people of all backgrounds, orientations, identities, and expressions.

Job description

Guerrilla, the Amsterdam-based PlayStation studio behind the critically acclaimed action RPG Horizon Zero Dawn and the recently released Horizon Forbidden West, is looking for an experienced Dialogue Designer. In this role, you will join Guerrilla’s multifaceted team of Audio pros, collectively tackling a wide range of deep, complex creative and technical challenges. To accomplish your goals you can expect to collaborate closely with designers, writers, animators and technicians throughout the studio.

WHAT YOU WILL DO
In this newly created position, you will help Guerrilla create world class story content and ideate, concept and deliver dialogue systems that make our characters (playable and NPC) feel alive in gameplay settings. Among other things, we will look to you to:

• design and build dialogue systems with complex logic that set the standard for AAA games.
• collaborate with design, audio and writing teams to make the dialogue systems part of a fluid player experience.
• integrate and mix cinematic dialogue in our games.
• supervise dialogue asset editorial and mastering.
• understand, troubleshoot and improve our dialogue recording pipeline.
• design and maintain large dialogue features and communicate them to your peers.
• present and evangelize your proposed features in interactions with other disciplines.

WHO YOU ARE
To be considered a candidate for this position, we expect you to:

• have ample, proven experience working on dialogue topics in games and/or films.
• have an excellent ear for sound quality, dialogue performance and timing in the context of a game.
• be experienced in editorial and mastering of dialogue audio.
• be analytical, understand complex systems, and have developed skills in troubleshooting them.
• be self-motivated, take initiative and are willing to prototype and pitch ideas to the team.
• know how to listen, be open to constructive feedback, and give the same to others.

Plusses

• You have worked on AAA games or other projects comparable in scope and complexity to ours.
• You have experience in node based scripting such as Max MSP, Unreal blueprints, etc.

Please note: Our vacancies are based on-site, in our studio in the heart of beautiful Amsterdam. For qualified candidates, we offer visa, permit, relocation and immigration support. Depending on the role, we offer hybrid work models allowing our employees to work from home one or more days per week.

Job description

We are looking for an exceptional Senior Sound Designer to help us develop an upcoming strategy video game.

This role involves driving the audio quality of the game and helping to integrate all audio content. In addition you will be responsible for producing bespoke sound effects for a science fiction title.

The role is remote.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Integrate audio (sound effects), music and voice over for an upcoming strategy game. Work closely with the team to gather requirements help drive the audio for the game.

Create all sound effects for the title including:

• UI audio.
• Battle and weapon effects.
• In-engine and pre-rendered cutscenes.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Worked on at least 2 published titles.
• Unreal Engine 4/5 experience an advantage.

SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• A passion for playing and developing world class strategy games.
• Be a positive, active, and contributing team member.
• Must be a team player and know the importance of listening to others.
• Able to work independently, prioritize and handle pressure.
• Must have excellent time management skills to work independently and remotely.
• Good verbal and written interpersonal and communications skills.

About Whatboy Games

Whatboy is a small team with big ambitions. We are a group of indie developers and artists who deeply care about making great quality strategy games.

The studio is currently comprised of people with loads of dev experience, but for us a burning passion to make great games is the most important thing.

If you are INTO strategy games and want to work with us, then let's get to know each other. Featured Game

Stellaris Nexus is our upcoming Fast 4X game, delivering all of the high stakes diplomatic intrigue and intense spacefleet combat of a Grand Strategy Game, playable start to finish…in about 60 minutes!

Job description

Research Internships at Microsoft provide a dynamic environment for research careers with a network of world-class research labs led by globally-recognized scientists and engineers, who pursue innovation in a range of scientific and technical disciplines to help solve complex challenges in diverse fields, including computing, healthcare, economics, and the environment.

The Audio and Acoustics Research Group has several openings in the areas of speech enhancement, spatial audio, audio analytics, and audio devices for communication and interaction. The group actively publishes in scientific conferences and journals, and has created technologies for many Microsoft products, including Kinect for Xbox and Microsoft HoloLens. You can find more about the group at Audio and Acoustics Research Group – Microsoft Research.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science or a related STEM field
• Have one year of experience with signal processing of audio, video, multimedia, or other signals

Other Requirements

• Research Interns are expected to be physically located in their manager’s Microsoft worksite location for the duration of their internship.

In addition to the qualifications above, you’ll need to submit a minimum of two reference letters for this position. After you submit your application, a request for letters may be sent to your list of references on your behalf. Note that reference letters cannot be requested until after you have submitted your application, and furthermore, that they might not be automatically requested for all candidates. You may wish to alert your letter writers in advance, so they will be ready to submit your letter.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with machine learning for signal processing for audio and related sensor data
• Experience applying algorithms within practical systems
• Hands-on design and system implementation skills, including real-time data processing.
• Proficient coding skills preferred in MATLAB, Python or C/C++

The base pay range for this internship is USD $6,290 – $12,170 per month. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $8,060 – $13,240 per month.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-intern-pay

Responsibilities

Interns put inquiry and theory into practice. Alongside fellow doctoral candidates and some of the world’s best researchers, interns learn, collaborate, and network for life. Research Interns not only advance their own careers, but they also contribute to exciting research and development strides. During the 12-week internship, Research Interns are paired with mentors and expected to collaborate with other interns and researchers, present findings, and contribute to the vibrant life of the community. Research internships are available in all areas of research, and are offered year-round, though they typically begin in the summer.>)