About Gearbox Entertainment
The Gearbox Entertainment Company is an award-winning creator and distributor of entertainment for people around the world. Gearbox Entertainment develops and publishes products through its subsidiaries, Gearbox Software and Gearbox Publishing. Gearbox Entertainment has become widely known for successful game franchises including Brothers in Arms and Borderlands, as well as acquired properties Duke Nukem and Homeworld. Gearbox’s ambition is to entertain the world and its key driving objectives include the pursuit of happiness for our talent, partners and customers, the prioritization of entertainment and creativity and a measured respect for profitability. For more information, visit www.Gearbox.com .
About Gearbox Audio
Sound designers are expected to have a voice when it comes to new ideas, game systems, or player feedback mechanisms, and we encourage experimentation to that end. Gearbox audio works proactively and cross-discipline collaboratively and believes in being at the forefront of project design, thus inspiring creativity outside of audio in the early stages of development. We want all our audio designers to take ownership in their areas of passion, and to be a stakeholder in not only our games, but our company as well.
Lead Sound Designer
The Gearbox Audio Department is seeking a Lead Sound Designer who is passionate and dedicated to excellence in audio. You will work closely with the Director of Sound Design to help establish and uphold the Sound Design Pillars of projects and take ownership of the project sound design. As a project Lead, you understand the full game development pipeline. You will manage and empower sound designers, aid in mentorship and career development, uphold asset quality, communicate and collaborate cross-discipline, work with production for planning and scoping. As a highly skilled Sound Designer, you will design high quality assets and lead by example, work with Technical Sound Designers on implementation and creative systems, demonstrate and share technique, organize and encourage field and foley recording, give and solicit feedback, be a stakeholder in project mix.
Responsibilities:
- Lead, mentor, and manage sound designers on various projects
- Create high-quality sound effects
- Uphold project sound design pillars
- Asset implementation in both Wwise and Unreal Engine.
- Create sonic style guide design documentation
- Drive sound design palette building sessions
- Work with producers, directors, leads and team members to facilitate audio needs.
- Collaborate with Technical Sound Designers and Audio Programmers on system design, creative runtime effects, and implementation methods
- Collaborate with Directors on project mix and mastering
- Field and Foley recording sessions
- Collaborate with disciplines outside of audio
Qualifications:
- Exceptional creative sound design skills
- Experience in a position of leadership with direct reports
- 5+ years AAA experience in game development
- Shipped a minimum of 2 titles from start to finish
- Excellent communication and soft skills
- Experience with location and in studio sound effects recording.
- Experience with game engines and implementation methods.
- A working knowledge of Wwise or other audio middleware.
- Excellence in a DAW such as Nuendo, Reaper, Pro Tools, and plugin software.
- A desire to work with a team in a collaborative environment.
- Proactive and a creative problem solver
- Organized and detailed
- Passionate, humble, eager to teach, learn, and advance the craft for the project, yourself, and your team
Nice to have Extras:
- An understanding or experience with expanded spatial formats such as Ambisonics, Dolby Atmos, or Sony 3D Audio
- Experience with UE5
- Experience in post-production or linear cinematic sound design
- Knowledge in a scripting language or an audio based visual programming language such as MaxMSP, Pure Data
Gearbox Entertainment believes that all team members should be able to enjoy a work environment free from all forms of discrimination and harassment. We are committed to reflecting the diversity of the world we strive to entertain. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we provide fair and equal treatment to all team members and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law.