Technical Audio Designer

Job Description

TECHNICAL AUDIO DESIGNER

We are Criterion. We love games.
Over the last twenty years we've entertained millions of players around the world with our award-winning and massively entertaining games. We are a team of talented people who craft games with joy, passion, and commitment to quality.

At Criterion, we place enormous value on creative collaboration, fresh ideas, and unique perspective. Our studio is a healthy mix of industry veterans and newcomers working together to inspire, support, and educate one another.

The Challenge Ahead:

We want to find a world-class Technical Audio Designer whose creative voice will help us to develop our best sounding work yet.

We are strongly committed to building a vibrant, diverse team where each person can bring their authentic self to make us stronger and bolder together.

What an Audio Designer does at Criterion:

Criterion considers audio to be fundamental to a great game and invests in it accordingly. Members of our team take an active role in developing exciting and immersive experiences. Working closely with other audio designers and the development team, a Technical Audio Designer is responsible for managing the implementation of audio into the game throughout the course of development for an audio experience that is cutting edge in design, rich in aesthetic, and tightly focused on gameplay.
Our next Technical Audio Designer needs:
• Demonstrable experience of game audio design from concept through to final implementation
• Familiarity with modern audio processing, standards, and tools
• A portfolio that highlights individual contribution, especially in implementation
• To be a generous, empathetic communicator

Bonus Attributes:
• Familiarity with modern game engine Visual Scripting tools
• Love of mixing and awareness of best practices
• Coding or Scripting Experience (especially in C#, Python, or C++)

Please note: While music is important to us, this position will not involve any composition work.

What's in it for you? Glad you asked!

We realize it takes world-class people to make world-class games, so we offer competitive compensation packages and a culture that thrives on creative freedom and autonomy.

More about our studio: https://criteriongames.com/careers/

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g4x9kz-18-216-190-167-42 in your application.