Technical Sound Designer - Treyarch

Job Description

Treyarch is looking for a dedicated and passionate Technical Sound Designer to join our team, where you'll be working with our Zombies, multiplayer, and franchise audio teams.
In this role, you will use your technical and creative audio skills to be the bridge between the audio artistic direction of the game and its implementation within technical and production constraints.
Your mission will also be to inspire and work with a team of high-caliber Audio Designers and Engineers in developing and implementing immersive and compelling sound effects that will be enjoyed by millions of players across the globe.
What you'll do…
• Create and implement audio assets and sound effects
• Help define technical audio needs (tools, process, etc.) for our projects to ensure proper integration, in collaboration with the Audio Director and programmers
• Design and create original audio content within the project's creative direction
• Conduct performance optimization and debugging
• Scripting creative solutions for unique audio implementations
• Create and maintain audio-related documentation
• Collaborate with other teams to ensure audio requirements and plans are understood, and to reach audio aesthetic goals
To s/ucceed you should have…
• 5+ years of games industry audio experience, having worked on one or more shipped AAA caliber titles
• Technical curiosity, creativity
• Experience implementing audio using proprietary tools or commercial middleware
• Required familiarity of some scripting/coding languages, ideally with C/C++
• Strong knowledge of audio post process plugins
• Audio software proficiency using tools such as REAPER, Pro Tools, Waves, and other plug-ins
• Solid knowledge of studio audio equipment
• Rock-solid communication, organization and problem-solving skills
• Receptive to evaluation of one's own work and skilled at communicating critical feedback to others, as well as a good work ethic and positive personality
We'd love it if you also have...
• Bachelor's degree in music or audio, or professional training in audio, CS degree a plus
• Experience as a musician or vocalist
• Experience playing recent Call of Duty titles or other shooters
We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Activision Blizzard, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

PS, we've also got some pretty amazing office perks and benefits, like 20 vacation days and 16 holidays, 10 weeks of family leave, free lunches and snacks at our office, comprehensive healthcare, and more! Check out all the details here for more information: https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com
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We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:
• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.
Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.
In the US, the standard base pay range for this role is $29.81 - $55.14 Hourly. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all US locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role's range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-021qne-216-73-216-5-42 in your application.