Audio Design Intern- Undergraduate or Master's

PlayStation; Burbank (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Insomniac Games is seeking an Audio Intern to join the Audio team in crafting and integrating sound effects that bring games to life. You’ll work with experienced professionals, using Wwise and internal tools to implement audio, support animation, and learn how sound shapes gameplay and player experience.

You’ll receive mentorship from senior team members and build technical and creative skills in audio production, editing, and implementation within a collaborative game development environment.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled at a college or university, or have six to twelve months of related experience
• Understanding of signal flow, audio production, editing and mastering
• Familiarity with Pro Tools or Sound Forge for editing and production
• Creative, self-motivated and responsible approach to learning and completing tasks
• Passion for video games and understanding of what makes them engaging
• Experience in game development is a plus
• Experience with field recording and microphone setups, dialogue editing and post-processing is preferred
• Understanding and experience with Wwise or other middleware solutions is strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Design, create, and edit sound effects that support gameplay and enhance the player experience
• Integrate sound effects into the game and tag animations with audio using internal tools
• Script sound effects using Wwise and internal tools to support audio implementation
• Collaborate with the Audio team to learn how sound effects are created, refined, and implemented throughout game development
• Gain hands-on experience with audio production, editing, and sound design techniques while learning from senior team members

Skills

Audio production

Sound editing

Wwise familiarity

Game development interest

Field recording

Education

Current student in college/university

Tools

Pro Tools

Sound Forge

Job description

Role Summary:

Join the Audio team at Insomniac Games and gain hands‑on experience creating and implementing sound effects that bring video game experiences to life.

As an Audio Intern, you'll work alongside experienced audio professionals to design, edit, and integrate sound effects into games. You'll use Wwise and proprietary tools to implement audio, support animation, and learn how sound contributes to gameplay and the player experience.

Throughout the internship, you'll receive mentorship from senior members of the Audio team, develop your technical and creative skills, and gain practical experience with audio production, editing, and implementation in a collaborative game development environment.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Design, create, and edit sound effects that support gameplay and enhance the player experience.
• Integrate sound effects into the game and tag animations with audio using proprietary tools.
• Script sound effects using Wwise and internal tools to support audio implementation.
• Collaborate with the Audio team to learn how sound effects are created, refined, and implemented throughout game development.
• Gain hands‑on experience with audio production, editing, and sound design techniques while learning from senior team members.

What We're Looking For:

• Currently enrolled at a college or university, with a focus on audio production, recording, or engineering, or have six to twelve months of related experience and/or training.
• Understanding of signal flow, audio production, editing and mastering.
• Familiarity with audio production and editing software such as Pro Tools or Sound Forge.
• A creative, self‑motivated, and responsible approach to learning and completing assigned work.
• Passion for video games and an understanding of what makes them engaging.
• Experience in game development is a plus.
• Experience with field recording and microphone setups, dialogue editing, sound effect creation and editing, and post‑processing is preferred.
• Understanding and experience with Wwise or other middleware solutions is strongly preferred.

Eligibility

• Students with expected graduation between May 2026 and December 2029 from an accredited university. Undergraduate or Master's
• Able to work during one of the following periods: May 17th - August 6th or June 14th - September 3rd. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates.
• Must be available for the entire 12‑week internship period.

At this time, SIE will only consider applicants who are authorized to work for any employer in the United States and who will not require work visa sponsorship from SIE now or in the future to maintain their authorization to work in the United States.

Our intern positions offer a fixed hourly pay rate. Please note that the pay rate is exclusive to the internship period and may not reflect what pay may look like following the completion of an internship.

Intern Pay Range

At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location. Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job‑related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

$36.50 – $40.25 USD

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