Sonic UX Designer for Interactive & Immersive Audio

Meta; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking an experienced Interaction/UX Sound Designer to shape the sonic landscape of Meta products, from wearables to apps. You will lead cross-functional efforts with engineers and creatives to deliver intuitive UI sounds and cohesive audio experiences across platforms.

The role emphasizes designing and delivering landmark sonic experiences, maintaining a consistent sonic brand, and collaborating in a fast-paced, data-driven environment. Join us to influence product sound at scale.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience creating UI sonic experiences for products in mobile, hardware, and/or immersive environments.
• Understanding of Design Systems and system-level thinking.
• Experience creating bespoke sound design for high-profile products.
• Experience with sound design synthesis and Foley recording.
• Proficiency in Pro Tools and/or other professional DAWs.
• Understanding of human-centered design.
• Experience leading, managing, scoping, and communicating project milestones and deliverables.
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving complex technical issues, with a systematic approach to identifying and addressing sound design and implementation problems
• Understanding of haptics design patterns and principles
• Experience communicating with technical teams and software developers to ensure seamless and efficient sound implementation
• Experience in creating and presenting in digital design tools, such as Figma

Responsibilities

• Autonomously drive complex interaction sound design and haptics projects from discovery to completion
• Create unique, memorable, and landmark sonic experiences for the 3+ billion people who use Meta technologies
• Use your proven understanding of UI/UX sound design to define and distill broad concepts into actionable deliverables
• Create and adhere to sound design systems, audio design standards, guidelines, and best practices
• Act as a source of truth for sound design, design standards, best practices, and implementation guidelines
• Execute in a fast-paced and highly fluid environment
• Collaborate closely with internal teams and external partners to ensure seamless systems alignment, cohesive audio experiences, and successful project delivery
• Influence key business decisions, leveraging clear data-driven decision making
• Influence and drive sound design quality in order to maintain quality and leverage existing resources for product consistency and efficiency
• Develop and maintain a consistent sonic brand identity across key Meta touchpoints

Skills

UI sound design

Haptics

Design systems

Pro Tools

DAWs

Foley recording

Human-centered design

Project milestones

Technical troubleshooting

Haptics patterns

Dev collaboration

Figma

Tools

Pro Tools

Figma

Job description

Meta is seeking an experienced Interaction/UX Sound Designer to shape the sonic landscape of Meta products, from wearables to apps. You will lead cross-functional efforts with engineers and creatives to deliver intuitive UI sounds and cohesive audio experiences across platforms.

The role emphasizes designing and delivering landmark sonic experiences, maintaining a consistent sonic brand, and collaborating in a fast-paced, data-driven environment. Join us to influence product sound at scale.