Remote Lead Sound Designer for Immersive Games

Placements24; George; Hybrid; ZAR 1,482,000 - 2,470,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Geographic flexibility

Long-term contracting opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Lead Sound Designer for a fully remote, contract-based role in the digital arts and entertainment space. You will drive the sonic direction for a portfolio of immersive projects, crafting from concept to final implementation and collaborating with global creatives.

The ideal candidate brings a track record in audio direction, strong knowledge of spatial audio, DAWs, and middleware, and a leadership mindset for remote teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as Sound Designer or Audio Director in games or interactive media.
• Proficiency with DAWs and audio middleware, and engine integration.
• Experience leading remote teams and collaborating with cross‑functional creatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead sound design strategy and execution for multiple projects.
• Compose, record, edit, and mix sounds, music, dialogue, and ambiances.
• Collaborate with developers, directors, and producers to realize vision.
• Implement audio assets within game engines and interactive platforms.
• Mentor junior designers and audio engineers in a remote team.
• Develop and maintain a library of sound assets.
• Research emerging technologies like spatial audio and real‑time processing.
• Ensure audio deliverables meet technical specs and quality benchmarks.

Skills

Sound design

Audio engineering

Leadership

Remote team management

DAWs

Game audio middleware

Unreal/Unity

Spatial audio / immersion

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in Audio Engineering / Music Tech

Tools

Pro Tools

Logic Pro

Reaper

Ableton Live

Wwise

FMOD

Unreal Engine

Unity

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Lead Sound Designer for a fully remote, contract-based role in the digital arts and entertainment space. You will drive the sonic direction for a portfolio of immersive projects, crafting from concept to final implementation and collaborating with global creatives.

The ideal candidate brings a track record in audio direction, strong knowledge of spatial audio, DAWs, and middleware, and a leadership mindset for remote teams.