Rocksteady Studios is looking to add to its family of staff. We are looking for an exceptionally talented Senior Sound Designer who has experience of producing audio for multi-award winning, AAA, blockbuster video games in a senior role. This person should be ready to tackle the challenges facing audio on the current generation platforms.

You will be dedicated and committed to seeing the project through to its completion. This is a senior role with a strong technical bias so being equally as comfortable designing systems as you are designing sounds is key.

Key Responsibilities
• Create world class SFX in line with the project’s high standards of quality.
• Work closely with other teams to define audio pipelines/systems.
• Maintain and develop systems under your ownership through to the project’s completion.
• Continue to develop your skills and share this knowledge with those around you to contribute to a culture of learning within the team.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Expert working knowledge of Unreal Engine 3 / 4, AudioKinetic Wwise, Avid Pro Tools, Perforce and Python.
• Expert knowledge of Sound Devices recorders and the standard compliment of microphones (Sennheiser, Schoeps, DPA, etc…) used in the field.
• Experience working in an audio studio environment utilising various hardware and software procesors, patch bays, microphones, etc …

SKILL REQUIREMENTS
• Strong technical sound design and implementation skills with a proven track record in creating successful generative and systemic approaches to sound implementation.
• Highly experienced in designing world class SFX. You understand that AAA sound design does not come from commercial libraries but from the sounds you record and create.
• Experience with debugging systems, audio play-testing and audio quality assurance. You understand the importance of identifying, prioritising, reporting and resolving audio issues.
• Extensive working knowledge of various in-game profiling tools. You will know how to use the data gathered to optimise sounds in terms of memory, virtual voices and CPU performance with minimal detriment to the player’s experience.
• Good understanding of programming and scripting. You can discuss issues at length with audio programmers.
• Experience successfully working and communicating with multiple disciplines to implement audio. Be comfortable designing and discussing in precise and clear terms requirements of audio systems.
• Have the confidence and skills to drive ideas through and enthuse members of the team.
• Be able to make smart decisions under pressure. Be focussed with the job in hand.
• Well versed in both traditional and more exotic field and studio recording techniques.
• You have a deep understanding of how to utilise your vast knowledge of microphones, outboard equipment and plug-ins to achieve spectacular results.

BENEFITS
• Private family medical care
• Private dental care
• Contributory pension scheme
• Annual bonus scheme
• Long-service holiday reward
• Brand new custom designed studio
• World class training speakers hosted on-site
• Access to multiple online training websites
• Monthly team meals/outings
• On-site subsidised Masseuse, Yoga, Life Drawing, Parking & Haircuts
• Quarterly salary adjustment reviews
• Monthly 1on1s with your Line Manager
• Yearly Line Manager & Studio Peer Performance review process
• Film nights in our Mocap theatre
• Subsidised gym in the office complex
• Discounts to WB goodies i.e. HBO, WB films, TV, Harry Potter tour
• Staff only merchandise store
• Free fruit, juices and soft drinks
• Childcare Vouchers Scheme
• National Rail Season Ticket Travel Loan
• Overseas Relocation Support
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Support Assistance Programme (Free personal counselling and guidance support)
• Finder’s Fee
• Free Eye Test & Discounted Glasses
• Free Seasonal Flu Jab

Rocksteady Studios is looking to add to its family of staff. We are looking for an exceptionally talented Senior Sound Designer who has experience of producing audio for multi-award winning, AAA, blockbuster video games in a senior role. This person should be ready to tackle the challenges facing audio on the current generation platforms.

You will be dedicated, and committed to seeing the project through to its completion. This is a senior role with a large amount of responsibility guiding the dialogue through to its final realisation.

Key Responsibilities
• Record, edit and process dialogue to a world class standard in line with the project’s high standards of quality.
• Work closely with other teams to define dialogue playback systems.
• Maintain and develop the systems under your ownership through to the project’s completion.
• Continue to develop your skills and share this knowledge with those around you to contribute to a culture of learning within the team.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Expert working knowledge of Avid Pro Tools, Unreal Engine 3 / 4, AudioKinetic Wwise, and Perforce.
• Expert knowledge of recording studio workflows, microphones and outboard equipment.
• Experience working with production sound equipment.
• Familiarity with Python scripting.

SKILL REQUIREMENTS
• You are experienced and have a proven track record in implementing and designing great sounding dialogue. You are an expert at applying special voice processing, editing and mastering dialogue assets. You understand why this is fundamental to supporting the gameplay experience.
• A high degree of confidence and experience working with actors and directors to achieve great results in the studio.
• Highly experienced and knowledgeable in dialogue pipelines from recording through to playback in game. You understand the need for great sounding dialogue and have experience realising this for large AAA blockbuster titles.
• Have the confidence to drive through ideas and enthuse members of the team.
• Be able to make smart decisions under pressure. Be focussed with the job in hand.
• Experience successfully working and communicating with multiple disciplines. Be comfortable designing and discussing in precise and clear terms requirements of audio systems along with supporting these systems throughout the project life cycle.
• Plenty of experience with dialogue play-testing and dialogue quality assurance. Identifying, prioritising, reporting and debugging issues.

BENEFITS
• Private family medical care
• Private dental care
• Contributory pension scheme
• Annual bonus scheme
• Long-service holiday reward
• Brand new custom designed studio
• World class training speakers hosted on-site
• Access to multiple online training websites
• Monthly team meals/outings
• On-site subsidised Masseuse, Yoga, Life Drawing, Parking & Haircuts
• Quarterly salary adjustment reviews
• Monthly 1on1s with your Line Manager
• Yearly Line Manager & Studio Peer Performance review process
• Film nights in our Mocap theatre
• Subsidised gym in the office complex
• Discounts to WB goodies i.e. HBO, WB films, TV, Harry Potter tour
• Staff only merchandise store
• Free fruit, juices and soft drinks
• Childcare Vouchers Scheme
• National Rail Season Ticket Travel Loan
• Overseas Relocation Support
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Support Assistance Programme (Free personal counselling and guidance support)
• Finder’s Fee
• Free Eye Test & Discounted Glasses
• Free Seasonal Flu Jab

Relic Entertainment, a wholly owned studio of SEGA, is the award winning RTS developer of Homeworld, Dawn of War and Company of Heroes, and we’re on the hunt for a Senior Sound Designer to work in our Vancouver studio. As a studio, our role is to create a workplace where people are energized and empowered to not only do their best work but to continually surpass their best. We’ll push you out of your comfort zone to become the best version of you by giving you the ownership and creative freedom to solve our most challenging problems.

As an integral part of the Audio team, you will create innovative and immersive interactive designs. You will have an opportunity to showcase your sound design skills and work closely with our teams in all areas of game design and development.

As our Senior Sound Designer you will…
Lead the team’s efforts in creating vivid, interactive sound design assets
Design and craft audio assets that fit the franchise’s style and aesthetic tone
Integrate audio assets into the sound engine using Wwise and our proprietary tools
Create and communicate innovative concepts based on the franchise and audio goals
Post, edit and mix non-linear media
Add flair to speech and dialogue to create an immersive gameplay experience

We’re looking for someone who has…
A keen awareness of interactive audio and how it contributes to the gaming experience
5+ years of audio experience in games, including:
The ability to create and design a wide array of innovative sound effects
A solid base of technical audio theory both for sound design and how it relates to games
Editing and mixing non-linear media (ex. trailers, in-game cinematics, etc.)
Conceptualizing and executing audio features
Identifying and solving technical and aesthetic problems

It’s a bonus if you have…
Experience working with Audiokinetic Wwise
Field recording sound effects
Familiar with RTS and/or Relic games

What’s in it for you?
In addition to working on AAA games and learning a ton, we offer top-notch benefits and perks, including an extensive extended health benefits plan, retirement savings plan, and support for any required relocation or immigration efforts. On top of that, we realize it takes world-class people to make world-class games so we offer competitive total compensation packages.

Interested?
Please apply through the portal – click the button below to find the application! Make sure to tell us a bit about yourself and let us know why YOU would be a great fit for our team!

Next Steps?
Regrettably, we are unable to interview all applicants. Please be patient while we review every application. We will get in touch with the applicants that best fit what we’re looking for, so please make sure you tell us about yourself and how you would like to contribute to our team.

Note: We are currently only able to accept applications from individuals who are legally qualified to work in Canada.

We are DICE Stockholm
We entertain millions of people across the globe with the most amazing and immersive interactive software in the industry. But making games is hard work. That’s why we employ the most creative, passionate people in the industry.

DICE (EA Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment), the award-winning developer based in Stockholm, Sweden, is best known for creating the phenomenally successful Battlefield franchise with the widely acclaimed Battlefield 4 being the latest installment. But also the creators behind Star Wars Battlefront and Mirrors Edge.

Role Overview
DICE is looking for a highly driven Sound Designer Intern to work alongside their in-house team, as they design and implement audio assets for high-profile, action-packed titles for PS4, Xbox One and PC. We want you to be passionate about making great games, demonstrate excellent sound creation skills, be a strong problem-solver and an effective communicator, and whilst some prior knowledge of game-creation is a bonus, it isn’t expected.

What Skills Does DICE Look For?
• Proficient with modern studio hardware, recording techniques, and software such as Pro Tools, Reaper, Sound Forge, Waves plugins, RX etc.
• Proficient with recording gear and techniques.
• Desire to develop game audio, audio production and engineering skills.
• Outstanding sound design skills and listening skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong artistic and creative sense.

General Information
The internship is a non-paid and temporarily employment. The internship needs to be associated with a University education related to audio or any other type of audio education that has an internship period planned into the education plan, and would preferably run from March to June 2017. We are not able to provide relocation services for this role, so we will only consider candidates already residing in Sweden.