Audio Director

Free Range Games grows games the old fashioned way: we don’t put our team in cages, we work distributedly, and we don’t use toxic work/life trade-offs. Some of our crafters have worked together from PS1 to PS5 and will tell you about carving games one triangle at a time from punch cards.

We are some of the folk behind Spider-man, Tony Hawk, Lord of the Rings, Twitch Sings, Oddworld, Callisto Protocol, Shrek Super Slam, and dozens of mobile and web games. We believe every member of the team has a voice in what the game should be.

We prioritize community, family, and love-of-gaming over process, crunching, and TPS reports. And maybe that’s what you want too.

(Location: Remote - US, Canada, Mexico, EU)

Free Range Games is looking for an experienced and passionate Audio Director. This individual will be responsible for the overall sound and music direction of an exciting new AAA IP, managing audio tasks, as well as meeting with other departments to maintain streamlined development. If you are interested in finding a home where you can challenge yourself to do your best work on original, creative titles, then hit us up.

Duties:

• Design immersive and cinematic sound effects to engage players, drive the narrative, and deliver compelling audio experiences
• Provide expert direction, leadership, management, creation and integration of game audio over all projects. Sound, Voice and Music
• Collaborate with Game Directors and rest of team to define game audio quality bar and vision
• Work with game team leads and production to ensure audio staff is represented on all teams, and that they are fully scheduled and tasked
• Oversee, develop, and document project pipelines and onboard new audio team members
• Ability to handle audio sound design for video games including assets and advanced implementation
• Be responsible for assigning sound design ownership from prototype to final assets
• Foster a culture of excellence within the team, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of data by promoting the use of best work practices
• Lead and mentor a group of audio designers

Requirements:

• At least 6+ years of experience in game audio, including the full development cycles of a shipped AAA title
• A strong knowledge of audio hardware and software, including ProTools other popular DAWs, and a familiarity with iZotope products
• Flexibility and the ability to learn new tools and techniques quickly
• Ability to develop new processes when existing practices prove insufficient
• Ability to handle professional stress with a healthy demeanor
• Time management skills and the ability to prioritize to hit often demanding deadlines
• Attention to detail and careful record keeping abilities
• Unreal Engine and WWISE expertise is greatly favored

Pluses

• A Bachelor's degree or higher in an audio related field
• Experience working on open world games with emergent audio features and systems

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Free Range Games is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

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