Senior Sound Designer - Immersive FPS Audio Lead

BULKHEAD Limited; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

BULKHEAD Limited is seeking a Senior Sound Designer to lead high-quality audio for Wardogs. You’ll own weapon and combat feedback, player movement and environments, building dynamic MetaSound systems and mentoring junior team members.

You will collaborate with designers, programmers and artists to ensure audio enhances gameplay and ships on time, while maintaining performance budgets and delivering an immersive, competitive shooter experience.

Qualifications

• Several years of game audio experience with at least one shipped title in a senior or feature-owning role.
• Strong FPS audio understanding and ability to craft readable, satisfying shooter sounds.
• A standout portfolio demonstrating high-impact design including weapon and combat audio.
• Hands-on experience with Unreal Engine 5, MetaSounds and Blueprints.
• Solid grasp of 3D audio, spatialisation, attenuation and mix priorities for competitive gameplay.
• Ability to lead features from concept to implementation with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Own design and implementation of major audio features across Wardogs.
• Build and maintain MetaSound sources and patches for dynamic audio systems.
• Design audio to support gameplay clarity with spatial cues and mix priorities.
• Collaborate with designers, programmers and artists to shape audio-centric features.
• Partner with the Audio Director on the game's audio vision and best practices.
• Work with AI and tooling teams to improve audio pipelines and workflows.
• Mentor junior and mid-level sound designers and provide feedback.
• Review and iterate on the game's audio through testing and profiling.
• Monitor audio performance and memory budgets, optimizing where needed.
• Proactively identify risks and propose solutions with the team.

Skills

FPS audio

Spatial audio

Ownership of features

Communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

MetaSounds

Blueprints

Job description

BULKHEAD Limited is seeking a Senior Sound Designer to lead high-quality audio for Wardogs. You’ll own weapon and combat feedback, player movement and environments, building dynamic MetaSound systems and mentoring junior team members.

You will collaborate with designers, programmers and artists to ensure audio enhances gameplay and ships on time, while maintaining performance budgets and delivering an immersive, competitive shooter experience.