Expert Audio Designer

Job Description

Expert Audio Designer (f/m/d)

Ubisoft's 20,000 team members, working across more than 30 countries around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players' lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their commitment and talent have brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us create the unknown.

Job Description

Audio Designer will oversee creation and implementation of all audio content of one or more games following the concept of the Audio Director on the project.

What you will do:
• Create and enhance game features and gameplay mechanics with their audio designs by working closely with other departments
• Analyse a game's high-level game mechanics and determines how its audio treatment affects them
• Actively participate in playing the build and debug implementations to ensure the quality of the final product
• Document technical and artistic section of the audio design document to determine the style of the soundscape
• Respect budget and performance constraints when carrying out assignments
• Collaborate with Audio Programmers and Programmers to establish systemic and specific features for the audio engine and/or game engine
• Collaborate with Audio Programmers and Programmers to develop audio tools
• Define and estimate features and tasks for projects
• Digital audio processing and studio maintenance
• Participating in recording sessions, giving input and comments
• Respect audio standard protocols
• Follow internal and international Mixing standards

Qualifications

What you bring:
• College diploma in Audio, Sound Design, Music or other relevant training
• Excellent skills in Audio Middleware (Wwise)
• Profound skills in at least one professional DAW (Reaper, Nuendo) and Audio Editing Tools (Wavelab, Soundforge, etc.)
• Good skills in Game Engine Editors (Unity, Unreal, etc.)
• Basic knowledge with visual scripting Tools (e.g. Max MSP, Pure Data)
• Experience in Perforce
• Experience in scripting/coding (C++, C#, Python, etc.) is a plus
• Experience in 3D Software (Maya, 3DS Max) is a plus
• Being able to closely adapt the audio vision
• Being used to work on tasks autonomously and to deliver results in time
• Very good communication and team work skills
• Fluent in English, both verbally and written

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gqx93z-3-146-152-99-42 in your application.