Remote Sound Designer — Adaptive Audio for Dark Fantasy RPG

Makeshift Software; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

MOVE AI

Markerless motion capture

Z CAM E2-M4

Faceware Mark IV

Workstation

Remote-first

Job summary

Makeshift Software Inc seeks a seasoned Sound Designer for Hexborn to own combat, environment, and spell audio. You’ll implement in-engine with Sonity in Unity, crafting adaptive, layered soundscapes for raids and dungeon runs.

You’ll build and maintain a scalable sound asset library, collaborate with combat designers, VFX, and animators, and drive high-quality audio that supports tense, atmospheric gameplay experiences.

Qualifications

• Proven professional experience in game sound design.
• Hands-on experience with Sonity or comparable middleware such as Wwise or FMOD.
• Expertise in sound synthesis for building custom, layered SFX.
• Expertise in Foley with recording and editing practical sound sources.
• Strong technical understanding of implementing audio inside Unity.
• A portfolio or reel demonstrating combat, environmental, and ambient sound design.
• Experience designing audio that scales in busy scenes (combat, raids).
• Comfort working independently in a small, fast-moving team with end-to-end ownership.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement sound effects for combat, spells, VFX, and enemy behavior.
• Build environmental and ambient soundscapes for dungeons and ruins.
• Implement adaptive, dynamic audio in Unity using Sonity.
• Design combat audio that scales across large raid encounters.
• Collaborate with combat designers, VFX artists, and animators.
• Maintain and organize sound asset library and standards.
• Work within broader workflow tooling.

Skills

Game sound design

Sonity

Wwise

FMOD

Sound synthesis

Foley

Unity

Portfolio

Tools

Sonity

Unity

Wwise

FMOD

Job description

Makeshift Software Inc seeks a seasoned Sound Designer for Hexborn to own combat, environment, and spell audio. You’ll implement in-engine with Sonity in Unity, crafting adaptive, layered soundscapes for raids and dungeon runs.

You’ll build and maintain a scalable sound asset library, collaborate with combat designers, VFX, and animators, and drive high-quality audio that supports tense, atmospheric gameplay experiences.