Senior Audio Designer: Narrative Systems for Emergent Gameplay

Hoyoverse; United States; Remote; USD 135,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare premiums for you and depend

Generous paid time off

401K / RRSP plan

Life and disability insurance

Team-building activities

Flexible working hours

Job summary

HoYoverse is building a game where narrative emerges through both cutscenes and emergent dialogue choices. We’re seeking a senior audio designer to craft a coherent, non-linear audio experience and to mentor our in-house audio talent.

You will partner with quest designers, engineers, and narrative leads to implement systems in UE5 and Wwise/FMOD, shaping how players hear and feel story moments as they play. This role requires strong communication and a passion for immersive worlds.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of game audio design experience.
• Portfolio/demo reel showing systemic or non-linear audio design.
• Mastery of dynamic audio implementation in a modern game engine (Unreal Engine 5 preferred).
• Expertise with Wwise or FMOD for large-scale projects with complex routing.
• A strong personal relationship with games and clear communication with engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Co-create the audio vision for narrative cohesion and implement dynamic systems in Wwise and UE5.
• Collaborate with designers across disciplines to surface moments where story emerges through play.
• Identify risks and keep the audio vision moving forward as design evolves.
• Translate narrative design needs into technical requirements for audio tools and pipelines.
• Establish and document best practices for systemic audio design across the team.
• Play the game to identify inconsistencies and advocate for the audio experience.

Skills

Game audio design

Dynamic audio implementation

Narrative design

Communication skills

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Wwise

FMOD

Job description

HoYoverse is building a game where narrative emerges through both cutscenes and emergent dialogue choices. We’re seeking a senior audio designer to craft a coherent, non-linear audio experience and to mentor our in-house audio talent.

You will partner with quest designers, engineers, and narrative leads to implement systems in UE5 and Wwise/FMOD, shaping how players hear and feel story moments as they play. This role requires strong communication and a passion for immersive worlds.