Lead Sound Designer

Média Turbulent Inc.; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global gaming company is seeking a Lead Sound Designer for their ambitious multiplayer space sim, Star Citizen. This role involves overseeing audio design, mentoring the audio team, and ensuring top-tier audio implementation across the project. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in sound design and proven leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in a lead or senior role.
• Strong creative sound design skills.
• Ability to mentor and lead team members.

Responsibilities

• Set quality bar and implement world-class audio.
• Define and maintain vision for audio.
• Organize reviews and provide team feedback.

Skills

Creative sound design skills

Mentoring skills

Ability to work to tight deadlines

Tools

Wwise middleware

DAW tools (e.g., Reaper, Pro Tools, Cubase, Nuendo)

Job description

We are a crowdfunded company and have a dedicated and enthusiastic community of backers who are helping us create the “Best Damn Space Sim Ever”. We want to build the best we can deliver and we believe wholeheartedly in the value of exceptional diverse talent.

Founded in 2012 by renowned game developer Chris Roberts, Cloud Imperium Games (CIG) is one of the largest global independent studios, dedicated to delivering next-generation AAA games. CIG prides itself in thinking outside the box, encouraging creativity and developing ground-breaking technology. CIG believes in raising the bar for the gaming industry and the community as a whole.

About the Role:

We are seeking a Lead Sound Designer to drive excellence in all areas of audio design and implementation for our highly ambitious and record-breaking multiplayer space sim, Star Citizen.

As Lead Sound Designer you will work with the audio team to ensure the highest quality audio experience is achieved across all aspects of the project. Reporting to the Audio Director, you will be key in defining and executing the audio direction, acting as the main point of contact for the project’s creative audio design and technical implementation for the audio team and the wider studio. You will also play a pivotal role in developing the skills and growth of members of the audio team.

What does a Lead Sound Designer at CIG do?

• Set the quality bar for the audio team through creating & implementing world-class audio.
• Work with the Audio Director to define and maintain vision in your project.
• Work with the Audio Manager to organise regular reviews with the audio team, providing feedback and identifying opportunities for iteration.
• Work closely with the production team to plan and schedule the audio team’s workload.
• Mentor the audio team and embed best practice principles in their work.
• Identify new audio pipelines, lead the optimisation and refinement of current audio pipelines.
• Have audio at the forefront of everything you do, presenting audio interests within cross-discipline feature groups.

What do we expect from our Lead Sound Designer?

• Experience as a lead or relevant/equivalent experience in a senior role.
• Strong creative sound design skills.
• Advanced working knowledge of Wwise middleware.
• Extensive knowledge of DAW tools (e.g. Reaper (preferred), Pro Tools, Cubase, Nuendo).
• Ability to mentor and lead team members.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Experience with sprint planning and reviewing.

Diversity Statement

CIG is a global company, staunchly committed to cultivating a culture and workplace that celebrates all backgrounds, lifestyles, and perspectives. Together, we are creating a space where authentic recognition, appreciation, and understanding of the importance of diversity is fostered by everyone. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strive to build a team that represents all walks of life, and we want every employee to bring all the things that make them unique to the work environment. The universe is as vast and varied as the people in it, and it’s our differences that make it special.

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If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

About Us

Founded in 2012, Cloud Imperium Games creates cutting-edge videogames that defy expectations. We’re currently developing Star Citizen, a record-breaking multiplayer online space sim, and Squadron 42, a cinematic single-player adventure set in the same universe. Join us as we break boundaries and make videogame history.

With studios in Manchester, Los Angeles, Austin, and Frankfurt our colleagues work in a relaxed, innovative, and future thinking environment. We host various sports and social groups, such as tabletop games, wargaming, yoga, football, and tennis, to name a few.
We are a crowdfunded company and have a dedicated and enthusiastic community of backers who are helping us create the “Best Damn Space Sim Ever”.