Remote VR/AR Sound Designer — Immersive Audio Innovator

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Home office setup allowance

Health coverage

Flexible working hours

Learning & development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a senior VR/AR Sound Designer to craft immersive audio for cutting-edge experiences. This fully remote role supports global users from any location, leveraging your artistic and technical mastery of spatial audio.

You will design, implement, and optimize 3D soundscapes, collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams, and push the boundaries of immersive audio. A strong portfolio and 5+ years in the field are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional VR/AR/game audio experience.
• Proficiency in spatial audio technologies (ambisonics, object-based, binaural).
• Proficiency with Unity or Unreal Engine and their audio systems.
• Expertise with DAWs (Pro Tools, Reaper, Logic Pro) and audio middleware (Wwise, FMOD).
• Strong acoustics/psychoacoustics knowledge for immersive environments.
• Experience in real-time audio processing and optimization for interactive apps.
• Excellent communication and remote collaboration skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Audio Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and mix immersive 3D audio for VR/AR on Unity/Unreal.
• Develop soundscapes and voiceovers to boost presence and immersion.
• Collaborate with designers, artists, and engineers to integrate audio.
• Create and manage audio assets for efficient production pipelines.
• Optimize audio performance across VR/AR hardware and software.
• Stay ahead of spatial audio trends and advocate adoption.
• Test with users and iterate based on feedback.
• Maintain high-quality audio and artistic integrity.
• Document audio systems for internal/external teams.
• Contribute to new VR/AR audio tools and workflows.

Skills

Sound design

Spatial audio

Ambisonics

Object-based audio

Binaural audio

Real-time audio processing

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Audio Engineering

Related field experience

Tools

Unity

Unreal Engine

Pro Tools

Reaper

Logic Pro

Wwise

FMOD

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a senior VR/AR Sound Designer to craft immersive audio for cutting-edge experiences. This fully remote role supports global users from any location, leveraging your artistic and technical mastery of spatial audio.

You will design, implement, and optimize 3D soundscapes, collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams, and push the boundaries of immersive audio. A strong portfolio and 5+ years in the field are required.