Audio Director

Deck Nine Games team

Description

Deck Nine Games is looking for a creative and technical Audio Lead with the capability to design and implement assets, lead the audio efforts for our project, and specialize in key audio systems.
Our narrative-driven projects require a wide array of knowledge and high collaboration with other gifted creatives, to deliver an engaging video game experience. The Audio Director will directly manage a team of Audio Designers to design engaging sound effects, record and implement quality V.O., and oversee integration of a captivating score and music.
Responsibilities
  • Encourage a culture of respect, support, collaboration, comradery, and creativity throughout the audio team and beyond.
  • Manage a team of audio designers, providing guidance and feedback on audio quality, consistency, and implementation.
  • Collaborate with creative directors, game directors, and other key stakeholders to define game audio quality bar and vision.
  • Work with team leads and production to ensure audio staff are represented in all strike teams throughout development, and that they are fully scheduled and tasked.
  • Manage music direction for the project, owning licensed music selection, coordinating with artists/composers producing score, and integrating all music for an alluring gaming experience.
  • Oversee, develop, and document project pipelines and onboard new audio team members.

Requirements

  • At least 5+ years of experience in a leadership role for game audio, involved with full development cycles of multiple shipped titles preferred.
  • Comprehensive understanding and practical experience in every facet of game audio production, including experience with Wwise across multiple full development cycles.
  • Expert understanding of Foley, recording, mixing, sound design, implementation, scripting voice over, and localization techniques and best practices.
  • Proven experience working and coordinating with game developers from different disciplines.
  • Familiarity with the different kinds of production and implementation of music in a game engine, from looping tracks to linear pieces and stingers.
  • Sound design portfolio or reel.
  • Organized leadership skills in an environment of competing priorities and time management.
  • Full-time position must be willing to eventually relocate to the Denver, Colorado region.
Bonus Qualifications
  • A Bachelor's degree or higher in an audio-related field.
  • Experience working on narrative-driven games with emergent audio features and systems, including branching conditionalized sequences (e.g. dialogue branches).
  • Experience using Unreal Engine and Blueprints on at least one full development cycle.
  • Music composition experience for a visual medium (portfolio/samples preferred).
  • Relevant television/film experience.

Benefits & Perks

  • Competitive starting salary
  • Generous PTO including paid parental leave
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
If you are a talented and passionate game developer and you are looking to challenge yourself, please apply today! Full-time position available, remote to start but with ability to relocate and applicants must already be authorized to work in the U.S.

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Deck Nine Games

Deck Nine is an independent game developer dedicated to forging stories and gameplay into transformative experiences.

Job Details

Posted on Jul 1

Westminster, CO, USA

Full time

Senior