Senior Audio Designer

Radical Forge; Tees Valley; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A games development studio in the UK is seeking an experienced Audio Designer to create and implement high-quality sound effects. This fully remote role requires expertise with audio editing software and game engines. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in the games industry, possess a creative mindset, and be an excellent collaborator. This is a 12-month fixed term contract with the possibility for extension.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an audio designer in the games industry.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a remote environment.
• Creative mindset with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Design, create, and implement high-quality sound effects.
• Record, edit, design, and mix audio assets and environments.
• Collaborate with teams to establish creative audio direction.

Skills

Audio design in games industry

Advanced audio manipulation skills

Expert knowledge of audio editing software

Working knowledge of FMOD and Wwise

Working knowledge of Unity and Unreal

Ability to mix and ship games

Problem-solving skills

Experience with source control tools

Tools

Reaper

RX Advanced

Soundforge

Sourcetree

Perforce

Job description

Our Mission

Radical Forge is a Middlesbrough, UK-based developer that has provided co-development services on a range of AAA and indie titles. In 2021 the company created their first original IP, 'Bright Paw', which was published on PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One/Series S/X, Google and iOS by Rogue Games. We are currently working on our newest IP, Southfield, which you can look forward to playing soon!!

Since its beginnings in 2017, the company has grown to over 60 incredibly talented, collaborative, and creative individuals. We are the sum of our skills, passion, and, most of all, our people. We firmly believe that treating individuals with genuine respect, understanding, and kindness creates a welcoming culture that allows creativity to thrive and for individuals to join together to create games they are genuinely proud of.

Your Mission

• Design, create, and implement high-quality sound effects.
• Record, edit, design, and mix audio assets, ambient environments, and Foley.
• Work collaboratively with other sound designers to maintain a consistent audio vision and pipeline.
• Implement audio into games using FMOD/Wwise, Unreal's Metasounds, and Unity's built in audio system.
• Collaborate with design, art, code and other departments to establish the creative and technical audio direction
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize audio performance across different platforms.
• Mentor and provide feedback on audio design within the team.

Skills and knowledge required

Essential

• Proven experience as an audio designer in the games industry.
• Advanced audio manipulation skills in Reaper or equivalent DAW.
• Expert knowledge of audio editing software including RX Advanced, Soundforge or similar.
• Working knowledge of audio middleware - e.g. FMOD and Wwise.
• Working knowledge of game engines such as Unity and Unreal.
• Excellent understanding of game audio pipelines, adaptive audio, and technical implementation.
• Ability to mix and ship games in Mono, Stereo and Surround configurations
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively in a remote team environment.
• Creative mindset with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Experience working with source control tools - e.g. Sourcetree and Perforce.
• Working solo or with engineer assistance to implement sounds in game.

Desirable

• Experience with audio scripting tools and languages.
• Music composition.

Expected Behaviours

• Curiosity & Problem Solving
• Leadership, Teamwork & Inclusivity
• Passion and Drive
• Vision &Innovation

• This role can be fully remote within the UK.
• We will require all applicants to have a pre-existing right to work in the UK.
• The role will initially be a 12 month Fixed Termcontract with the potential to extend after this.

• Interested in the job but don\'t feel you match the criteria? If you feel passionate about this role or joining the Radical Forge team we would still like to hear from you! We value our company culture, and we’re always looking for creative individuals from a variety of backgrounds to join our team!

Equal Opportunities Promise

All employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status or veteran status. We will also consider employment for qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law.