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Activision · 2 weeks ago

Senior Technical Sound Designer - Treyarch (Los Angeles)

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$81K/yr - $149K/yr

8+ years exp

Activision is seeking a Senior Technical Sound Designer to join Treyarch, where you'll work with the Call of Duty franchise audio teams. In this role, you will use your technical and creative audio skills to bridge the artistic direction of the game with its implementation, inspiring a team of Audio Designers and Engineers.

GamingMedia and EntertainmentPC GamesPublishingVideo Games

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

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

Qualification

Game audio experienceAudio acoustics systemsAudio implementation toolsScripting languagesAudio software proficiencyStudio audio equipmentCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsOrganizational skillsCreativity

Required

8+ years of games industry audio experience, having worked on one or more shipped AAA caliber titles

Technical curiosity, creativity

Direct experience with game audio acoustics systems/pipelines

Experience implementing audio using proprietary tools or commercial middleware

Required familiarity of scripting/coding languages, preferably Python or Lua

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

Preferred

Bachelor's degree in music or audio, or professional training in audio, CS degree a plus

Experience as a musician or vocalist

C/C++ coding experience

Experience playing recent Call of Duty titles or other shooters

Benefits

20 vacation days

16 holidays

10 weeks of family leave

Free lunches and snacks at our office

Comprehensive healthcare

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

Relocation assistance

Company

Activision

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Activision develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment, and leisure products. It is a sub-organization of Activision Blizzard.

Founded in 1979

Santa Monica, California, USA

5001-10000 employees

https://www.activision.com/

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