Senior Technical Sound Designer - AAA Game Audio Lead

Hasbro; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 157,000 - 228,000; Full time

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Job summary

Wizards of the Coast in the United States is seeking a Senior Technical Sound Designer to join our digital game team. This role offers a hybrid work arrangement with on-site and remote work, with Renton, WA as the potential home studio.

Design and implement audio features, collaborate with engineers and artists, optimize audio pipelines, and push the boundaries of game sound to enhance player immersion. You will help shape technical direction for audio and mentor junior designers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of combined experience in the game industry as a Technical Sound Designer.
• Proficient with AAA game engines and audio integration workflows.
• Advanced expertise in MetaSound and Wwise for setup and optimization.
• Experience with Unreal Engine, Blueprint scripting, and large-scale audio pipelines.
• Strong collaboration across departments and cross-disciplinary teamwork.
• Ability to adapt to evolving project needs.
• Excellent communicator, written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop features, tools, and workflows for audio aligned with the project vision.
• Collaborate with cross-discipline technical experts to streamline processes and improve quality.
• Work with game engineers to implement scalable audio pipelines across production stages.
• Optimize audio assets and workflows to meet evolving technical and creative needs.
• Identify and troubleshoot issues across disciplines with clear technical solutions.
• Document workflows, standards, and best practices for consistency.
• Collaborate with QA to investigate, elevate, and track audio bugs.
• Proactively monitor performance and memory to maintain audio quality.
• Create audio content using both commercial and proprietary tools as needed.
• Stay current with emerging audio technologies and translate them into direction.

Job description

Wizards of the Coast in the United States is seeking a Senior Technical Sound Designer to join our digital game team. This role offers a hybrid work arrangement with on-site and remote work, with Renton, WA as the potential home studio.

Design and implement audio features, collaborate with engineers and artists, optimize audio pipelines, and push the boundaries of game sound to enhance player immersion. You will help shape technical direction for audio and mentor junior designers.