Senior Audio Designer

Job Description

About Ubisoft Shanghai:

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 dedication 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.

As Ubisoft's first production studio in China, Ubisoft Shanghai opened its door in 1996 and has been at the forefront of the Chinese game industry. It has been working on major Ubisoft brands such as Splinter Cell®, Assassin's Creed®, Might & Magic®, Just Dance®, Far Cry® and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™.

With our mission to leverage our presence in China, bring a stronger long-term added value to the group, 600+ talents from around the world have jointly developed a world-class expertise in development of open world and wildlife in AAA games, as well as mobile games and live operations.

To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com

Job Description

About the Role :

As an Audio Designer, you will collaborate with teams from co-dev studios to create immersive, story-driven open-world video games. Your role will be to design and integrate high-quality audio into the game to help bring the narrative and world to life.

作为一名音效设计师，你将与联合开发工作室的团队合作，为开放世界游戏中打造沉浸感并推动故事情节的发展。你的职责是设计高质量的音效并将其整合到游戏中，为玩家带来栩栩如生的游戏故事和游戏世界。

What you will do :
• Conceptualize, create, integrate, and finalize audio elements within the game according to audio direction instructions
• Enhance game features and mechanics with innovative audio designs
• Work closely with game and level designers, as well as animators, to ensure that the audio supports the overall game design
• Use proprietary games and audio engines and actively participate in improving and troubleshooting them
• Collaborate with programmers to identify and resolve technical issues, ensuring a high-quality soundscape
• Define project features and tasks
• Create sound effects, record Foley, synthesize, and work with audio libraries to achieve the desired audio effects
• Mix and master both linear and interactive media
• Work with the creative team, including game designers, creative directors, and artistic directors, to enhance player immersion and experience
• 根据音频指导说明，构思、创建、整合并最终确定游戏中的音频元素
• 通过创新的音频设计增强游戏功能和机制
• 与游戏和关卡设计师以及动画师密切合作，确保音频支持整体游戏设计
• 使用专有的游戏和音频引擎，并积极参与改进和故障排除工作
• 与程序员合作，发现并解决技术问题，确保高质量的音效
• 确定项目的功能和任务
• 创建音效、录制 Foley、合成并与音频库合作，以实现所需的音频效果
• 混合并掌握线性媒体和互动媒体
• 与创意团队（包括游戏设计师、创意总监和艺术总监）合作，增强玩家的沉浸感和体验

Qualifications

Must-Have:
• Professional background in audio, sound design, music, or related fields with solid skills in audio recording, processing, and mixing (familiarity with Pro Tools or Reaper is essential)
• Advanced knowledge of the entertainment industry with respect to video games, movies, TV series, and music
• Proven proficiency in game engine editors, such as Unity or Unreal
• Familiarity with various audio middleware applications and audio specifications for different game platforms
• Experience with visually oriented or node-based systems, such as Reaktor, Max/MSP
• Strong commitment to personal and peer development and sharing of best practices
• Passion for creating and playing video games.
• Highly proficient in both spoken and written English
• Sound design experience with credits on successful projects
• Experienced as a management role
• 在音频、音频设计、音乐或相关领域的专业背景，并具有扎实的音频录制、处理和混音技能（熟悉Pro Tools或Reaper）
• 深度掌握视频游戏、电影、电视剧和音乐等娱乐行业的相关知识
• 熟练使用过游戏引擎编辑器（如Unity或Unreal）
• 熟悉各种音频中间件应用程序和不同游戏平台的音频规范
• 有使用图形化或节点式系统（如Reaktor、Max/MSP）的经验
• 愿意分享最佳实践经验
• 对于制作游戏以及玩游戏都有相当的热情
• 能够熟练使用英语进行口头和书面沟通
• 参与过1个游戏项目全流程的音效设计
• 有过管理团队的经验

Nice-to-Have:
• Basic programming skills with C, C++, and the ability to implement basic programming algorithms
• Experienced in dialogue and field recording
• Familiarity with audio programming and DS software
• 具有C、C++的基本编程技能，并能够实现基础的编程算法。
• 有对话和外部录音的经验
• 熟悉音频编程和DS软件

Benefits and Perks from Ubisoft Shanghai:
• • Future of Work framework: flexible hours and up to 8 days of working remotely per calendar month
• • A minimum of 15 days paid annual leave
• • Monthly meal and snack allowance
• • Premium medical insurance plan and free annual health check
• • Game Package: free access to Ubisoft games on PC plus a rich and expanding library of games & books
• • Employee Assistance Program: wellbeing solutions, emotional support, and life coaching
• • 10+ staff clubs featuring weekly sports and gaming activities and events

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