Job description

The Foley Studio Assistant role is a rare and exciting opportunity to join our team at The Foley Barn. A full time position based in house at our studio in Knebworth, Hertfordshire. We are looking for a creative, hardworking, self-motivated and personable individual interested in a career in Foley. The Foley Barn is a small company with the opportunity for intimate specialist training and skill development in a niche industry that can be difficult to break into. The ideal candidate is someone keen to experience all aspects of Foley with the opportunity to learn and progress within our growing and award winning team.

Job Responsibilities:

• Foley Charting and Session Preparation.
• Foley Editing
• Foley Recording
• Location Recording
• Assisting Foley Artists
• Supporting Studio Staff and Freelancers
• Liaising with Clients
• Sourcing Props
• Studio and Kit tidying and maintenance
• Social Media Management
• Tea’s and Coffee’s
• Other Ad Hoc duties

Applicant Requirements:

• Desire to work in Foley.
• Avid Pro Tools experience required.
• Experience in Sound Design, Recording, Editing, Mixing.
• Experience in Foley preferred but not essential.
• Creativity.
• Strong problem solving mind set.
• Personable.
• Good at working as part of a team but also self motivated and able to work productively alone.
• Focused time management and initiative.
• Excellent organisational, oral and written communication skills.
• Driving License and transport preferred.

Job description

At Turn 10 Studios, our vision is to continue to grow Forza into the top automotive entertainment brand in the world. The award-winning development team behind the successful Forza franchise are looking for a SOUND DESIGNER to join their in-house audio team that will help shape the soundscape of the next Forza Motorsport title. As a Sound Designer at Turn 10, you'll work closely with the Audio Director and the rest of the Audio team in a hybrid workplace environment to develop class-leading interactive audio experiences that support the goals of the project. This role involves combining an understanding of sound design, middleware integration, audio signal flow, creative problem solving and execution in a team-centric environment.

Responsibilities

• Design game-ready audio assets to a creative brief and technical specifications.
• Integrate audio assets into the game using a combination of commercially available middleware and proprietary tools.
• Balance quality with efficiency, while managing timely deliveries in a fast-paced production environment.
• Able to take direction and incorporate feedback.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in film/games or related field.
• Experience with interactive audio integration with audio middleware.
• Knowledge of designing sounds using a DAW.
• Cultivated aesthetic sense and keen ear for detail.
• Understanding of audio signal flow, DSP and terminology.
• Self-motivated team player with excellent communication & interpersonal skills.
• Ability to quickly learn new/proprietary software.

Preferred Skills and Experiences

• Creative and technical skills in interactive game audio production using Fmod Studio.
• Working experience with Unreal, Unity, or other game engines.
• Automotive enthusiast with a passion for racing games.
• Familiarity with the Forza universe, including Forza Motorsport and Forza Horizon.
• Broad knowledge in sound designing, editing and mixing using a DAW.
• Familiarity with development kits and troubleshooting.
• Understanding and knowledge of market trends and best practices.
• Previous experience working with VO and dialogue systems.
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

Benefits and Perks

• Industry leading healthcare
• Savings and investments
• Giving programs
• Educational resources
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Opportunities to network and connect
• Discounts on products and services
• Generous time away

Job description

People make games great. And at Survios, we know we can’t grow from an acclaimed VR studio to the world’s premier game developer and publisher without them. That’s why our most valuable investments aren’t in the next-generation technology we use to make our games or the swanky new HQ we’re building in Marina Del Rey, but in creating a hybrid workplace that seeks out talent across the globe, nurtures its people, and encourages fun. A workplace where every team member knows they’re respected and cared for. If you want to join a passionate team of developers driving toward the future of immersive gaming, we’d love to hear from you! Survios currently has an opening for an Associate Sound Designer to contribute to our sound design efforts and push the quality and innovation to the next level with our talented Audio Team!

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to all aspects of sound design, including design, edit, mix and implement sound effects in line with the creative vision.
• Assist the audio team in improving game audio features and tool development.
• Ability to perform basic testing, debugging and various optimization methods for game audio systems.
• Assist in field recording, dialogue processing, music editing, sound library maintenance.
• Interface with other departments to find the best possible audio solutions to challenges.
• Develop and cultivate their sound design skills over time.

Requirements:

• 1+ years of relevant industry experience and at least 1 commercially shipped game with excellent sounding audio.
• Experience in game audio implementation using Wwise via Unreal Engine 4.
• Ability to create a wide range of SFX, from realistic to abstract.
• Experience in commonly available audio tools and software such as Reaper, Nuendo, Pro Tools, Sound Forge, etc.
• Basic mixing, loudness measuring, and final audio polish skills.
• General understanding of interactive music composition, music editing and mastering.

• Can work well with a team as well as independently.

  Pluses:
• Experience with VR/AR development.
• Familiarity with 3D spatialized audio.
• Experience mixing in 5.1 and 7.1 surround for games and linear media.
• Some programming, scripting, or UE4 Blueprint experience.
• Proficiency in Reaper and Sound Forge.
• Bachelor's degree in either Music Technology, Audio Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.

NOTE: This is not a Composer or Music Producer position. Please do not apply if you do not meet the “required qualifications” listed above.

Survios is at the forefront of VR game development and is pioneering the future of immersive technologies. Since inception, we have taken a holistic approach to virtual reality innovation, developing hardware, software, and games hand-in-hand to take VR to places that no one has dreamed possible. Survios offers a pet-friendly work environment with unlimited vacation time and a host of other perks and benefits to give our team everything we need to create unrivaled Active Virtual Reality experiences.