Expert Sound Designer

Job Description

Your Platform

We are very open to remote workers for this role! If you reside in one of the 4 countries where SHG currently operates, we can explore remote work arrangements in compliance with local employment laws and our company guidelines.

Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, Melbourne, Australia, Toronto, Canada and Guildford, UK – Sledgehammer Games is the videogame development team behind Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 3, Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare, Call of Duty®: WWII, and Call of Duty®: Vanguard. Since our founding in 2009, our greatest passion has been making AAA games. The strength of our team makes us not only excellent at what we do, but also how we do it. We firmly believe in supporting our passionate employees to be the best they can be. Here at Sledgehammer Games, everyone is a game maker.

We are constantly evolving and innovating – which are some of the most rewarding aspects of game development. With our extraordinary audio, design, engineering, and art teams, we've been able to achieve some of the highest-quality game execution of any studio in the industry. We love making games and we work hard to make sure that each new game we make is even better than the last. Creativity is key, and we're looking for dedicated game developers for our exciting upcoming projects.

Sledgehammer Games is wholly owned by Activision. To learn more about our studio, please visit us at www.sledgehammergames.com or search for Sledgehammer Games on your favorite social media platform. Want to hear what it's like at the studio directly from current employees? Check out our #LifeatSHG developer profiles: https://youtu.be/12DUBszg-w4

Your Mission

Sledgehammer Games is looking for a passionate and experienced Expert Sound Designer to help create a fresh new AAA aural experience for our next project. You will work closely with the Audio Director and play a fundamental role in establishing the core sonic aesthetic of our projects. You will play an integral role in maintaining a quality bar reflective of our award-winning team. You will work with audio department members to give feedback as well as mentor members of our team to help them become better sound designers. You will be involved in virtually every aspect of game audio content development alongside one of the most passionate and experienced audio teams in the industry.
• Establishment and oversight of the audio aesthetic for all projects.
• Maintain audio quality throughout the development cycle.
• Mentor members of the sound department to become the best sound designers they can be.
• Interactive and linear sound effects design.
• In-depth real-time audio-control scripting.
• Audio asset implementation.
• Mixing & mastering.
• Field recording.
• Audio tools & run-time systems design collaboration.

Player Profile
• Demonstrated creative and technical achievements in sound design.
• Ownership of several major aesthetic and creative pillars for multiple projects.
• Minimum ten years of experience in game audio development.
• Shipped at least five major titles.
• Fluency in game audio implementation systems.
• Understanding of PS4/5, XBOX One/Series X, and PC audio functionality, capabilities, and limitations.
• Experience with major digital audio workstations, and power-user of at least one.
• Solid understanding of technical audio theory and audio engineering.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Exceptional organization skills.
• College degree preferred.
• Continuing Education Certificate, Professional or advanced degree in audio engineering, music, or similar preferred.

Bonus XP
• FPS/Multi-player experience a plus.
• Experience in game audio scripting or other relevant programming environments.
• Experience with Radiant game development software a plus

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rn9o8k-18-224-149-242-42 in your application.