Audio Designer (Voiceover)

Epic Games; Montreal; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at an innovative company where your passion for game audio can shine. As part of the Epic Audio Team, you'll help shape the future of interactive audio technology, creating and implementing voiceover content for popular game titles. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with talented professionals across various disciplines, ensuring immersive and high-quality audio experiences. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this company fosters a collaborative environment that encourages creativity and innovation. If you're ready to elevate game audio to new heights, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

100% Benefits Coverage

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Retirement Savings Plan

Mental Well-being Program

Telemedicine Services

Life and AD&D Insurance

Long-term Disability Insurance

Short-term Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in voiceover recording and game audio.
• Strong understanding of game development and audio implementation.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement high-quality voiceover content for Fortnite.
• Collaborate with teams to troubleshoot and implement audio solutions.

Skills

Game Audio Experience

Voiceover Recording

Editing and Processing Techniques

Collaboration Skills

Self-management

Problem-solving Skills

Education

Experience in Game Development

Tools

DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)

Unreal Engine 5

Job description

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

AUDIO What We Do

We raise the quality level of audio in all Epic game titles and technologies as well as engage with a world-class team to create amazing gaming experiences.

What You'll Do

As a member of the Epic Audio Team, you will use your technical and creative skills to their fullest, helping define the future of interactive audio technology.

In this role, you will

1. Create and implement voiceover content for various key Fortnite assets at a high quality
2. Collaborate with voice directors and talent to create effective voiceovers for iconic characters
3. Develop sound and voiceover design skills to match the Fortnite aesthetic
4. Work closely with audio, art, animation, and design teams to troubleshoot and implement solutions
5. Utilize UE5 blueprints, MetaSounds and data assets to hook up and test voiceover assets
6. Evaluate mix and implementation of voiceover assets in-game, and adjust according to standards and gameplay needs
7. Look for opportunities to help with more advanced tasks as skills improve, and work with production to understand how to assist the team with deadline-based tasks

What we're looking for

1. A good understanding of game audio experiences and the video game development process
2. At least 3 years of experience with voiceover recording, collaboration with director and talent, editing, processing techniques, and implementation
3. Passionate about game audio and voiceover; should be able to talk about and deconstruct other current games’ audio and voiceover quality and implementation
4. Ability to design, edit, mix, master and implement content for interactive and linear media under tight deadlines
5. Strong core competency in at least one major DAW
6. Previous experience in a game engine and familiarity with game development concepts
7. Ability to collaborate across disciplines to create effective audio
8. Strong self-management, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills; able to work independently while having a great team player attitude

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.