Senior Technical Sound Designer - Unannounced Game | Irvine, CA Job at Blizzard

Senior Technical Sound Designer - Unannounced Game | Irvine, CA At Blizzard, we craft genre-defining games and legendary worlds for all to share. Through unparalleled creativity and storytelling, we create immersive universes and iconic characters that are beloved across platforms, borders, backgrounds, and generations only made possible by building a work environment that cultivates the artistry of game development and unleashes the aspirations of our people.

We are looking for a Senior Technical Sound Designer to help craft a new, unannounced game for Blizzard. This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work from home. The potential home studio for this role is Irvine, CA.

Responsibilities

Create audio assets as directed, leveraging expertise in sound design and using commercial and proprietary software and tools.

Design features, tools, or workflows that support the game's vision and improve efficiency with direction from audio director and other stakeholders.

Work closely with other game team tech experts to optimize workflows and improve product quality.

Work closely with audio programmer to realize pipelines at scale.

Optimize audio assets and workflows to the needs of the project.

Documentation of workflows and best practices.

Troubleshoot problems across disciplines.

Maintain strong relationship with QA, escalate issues, assist with bug testing, and track critical fixes to resolution.

Anticipate and solve performance and memory issues without affecting quality or player experience.

Experience

5+ years combined experience in the game industry as a sound designer / technical sound designer.

Expertise in AAA game engines with a solid understanding of audio implementation and integration workflows.

Deep understanding of Wwise.

Fluent with scripting and level design tools, and a strong understanding of the workflows and pipelines used across the entire game team.

Experience developing custom audio workflow improvements.

Showcases a team-oriented approach to all work, understanding the importance of collaboration and partnering with all departments.

Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Self-motivated, solves problems proactively, and quickly adapts to feedback.

Pluses

Experience working through early development and R&D phases of a project.

Experience with Unreal Engine, blueprints, and Wwise integration into Unreal.

A passion for video games and a deep understanding of game audio.

Scripting skills in Python, MEL, or similar languages.

Submission / Portfolio Requirements

Demo reel and online portfolio showcasing expertise in game audio.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance; 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching; Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave; Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others.

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