Composer/Sound Designer

Global Draw; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Light & Wonder in Las Vegas seeks a talented Composer/Sound Designer to join our land-based gaming team. You will compose original music, design and implement audio assets for casino slot machines, and collaborate closely with game designers and other audio staff.

The role emphasizes hands-on production, recording, and mixing, with room to grow in mixing, implementation, and recording techniques across a fast-paced studio environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional MIDI sequencing and digital audio work with a DAW.
• Experience recording/editing voiceovers and sound effects.
• Familiarity with FMOD Studio or similar middleware is a plus.
• Gaming industry experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Music composition and production across styles; full productions.
• Sound design and implementation using libraries and synths.
• Mixing with EQ, compression, reverb, and other effects.
• Audio hardware use and recording techniques.
• Video capture/edit for audio work in DAW context.
• Collaborate with designers/developers; incorporate feedback.
• Organize files for sharing; archive with version control.
• Implement assets via middleware in game engines.

Skills

MIDI sequencing

DAW proficiency

Sound design

Audio mixing

Recording techniques

FMOD Studio

Team collaboration

Mac & Windows

Education

Bachelor's degree in music/related field

Tools

Pro Tools

Logic Pro

FMOD Studio

Job description

Gaming:

Welcome to the world of land-based gaming. At Light & Wonder, it's all about the games, and our Gaming team builds cutting-edge technology, products, and content for the most iconic casinos and operators across the globe.

Position Summary

We're looking for a talented and motivated Composer/Sound Designer to join our team in Vegas. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in music composition, sound design, and audio production with a willingness to grow in areas like mixing, implementation, and recording. This is a collaborative role in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment, working on land-based video slot machines played on hardware cabinets in casinos.

Essential Job Functions:

• Music Composition & Production: Compose original music in a variety of styles and develop it into full productions, including arranging, programming drums, and using virtual instruments.
• Sound Design & Implementation: Use sound libraries, software synths, and creative processing techniques to craft engaging and polished audio assets.
• Mixing & Production: Use knowledge of EQ, compression, reverb, delay, and other effects to mix and produce sounds.
• Audio Hardware & Recording: Use audio interfaces, signal flow, and recording techniques to record sounds.
• Video Capture & Editing for Audio Work: Capture in-game footage from slot machines and edit video specifically for use in the DAW when composing music and designing sound effects.
• Communicate with the game designer and development team in an iterative development process; partner with other audio designers and leaders to incorporate feedback effectively.
• Maintain well-organized working files to facilitate file sharing and collaborative work.
• Archive all final working files for future use using version control software.
• Implement game audio assets using proprietary and/or third-party audio middleware.

Qualifications

Training and/or Experience:

• 5+ years of professional experience in MIDI sequencing and digital audio, recording/editing using a commercially available Digital Audio Workstation.
• Experience recording and editing voiceovers and sound effects
• Familiarity with FMOD Studio or other interactive audio middleware is a plus.
• Gaming industry experience is preferred, but not required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) Proficiency: Must be proficient with a DAW, preferably Pro Tools or Logic Pro. A solid understanding of navigation, editing, MIDI programming, and workflow efficiency is required.
• Music Composition & Production: Should be comfortable composing original music in a variety of styles and developing it into full productions, including arranging, programming drums, and using virtual instruments. While incorporating pre-existing assets is fine when creatively appropriate, candidates should have the ability to build a composition from scratch.
• Sound Design & Implementation: Ability to design and edit sound effects for slot machine games using sound libraries, software synths, and creative processing techniques to craft engaging and polished audio assets.
• Mixing & Production: Experience with EQ, compression, reverb, delay, and other effects is required, with a willingness to develop stronger mixing skills.
• Audio Hardware & Recording: A working knowledge of audio interfaces, signal flow, and recording techniques is expected. Familiarity with microphone setups for voiceovers, instruments and Foley recordings for sound effects is a plus.
• Video Capture & Editing for Audio Work: Must be able to capture in-game footage from slot machines and edit video specifically for use in the DAW when composing music and designing sound effects.
• Collaboration & Feedback: Must be comfortable working closely with other audio designers, game designers, and the audio manager, receiving and implementing feedback effectively.
• Ability to work comfortably in both Macintosh and Windows environments a plus.
• Ability to adapt to new technologies.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in music, composition, or a related field or equivalent work experience required.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, use