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Sound Design Lead

Position Summary

As a Sound Design Lead, you will be responsible for creating and implementing high quality sound effects within Unity while overseeing and managing the workflow of the Audio team. You will champion a large portion of the audio development within the company while discussing and implementing feedback from the Game Director.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and implement outstanding sound effects and bring the overall soundscape to the highest quality
• Design audio with the intention to foster a satisfying experience for players while maintaining the established aesthetic of the soundscape
• Self-sufficiently manage your teams workflow and maintain thorough communication with the audio team
• Design exciting combat sound effects for players and enemies including magic, melee and enemy vocals
• You will closely collaborate with other disciplines like level design, game design, VFX, animation, programming, to create an emotional and high-quality experience for the players.

Personal Qualifications

• Well-organized, resourceful, and capable of managing competing priorities
• Ability to take charge, express ownership, and work with minimal supervision
• Ability to efficiently work in a completely remote environment
• Strong English communication skills, both written and spoken, and the ability to collaborate with other team members
• North America hours of availability - can attend meetings during 1300 - 1800 time window
• Ability to provide showreel demonstrating extensive knowledge and game audio design and implementation

Technical Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in professional game development as a Sound Designer
• 2+ years in a leadership role preferred
• High proficiency with Unity, FMOD Studio, and digital audio workstations ( Reaper /Pro Tools etc.)
• Exceptional skills in sound design and music implementation for games
• Strong collaborative skills with other departments (design, production, QA)
• Can provide examples of previous work
• Experience in Github or other version control software and tools

Why Eleventh Hour Games?
EHG is a fast growing Indie Studio, focused on a passion for top-down action RPGs. We value open communication, close-knit teamwork, and opportunity for ownership and growth! Our mission is to gather and empower the next generation of creators to forge epic games. Epic games build passionate communities, which create passionate people. Passionate people turn into next year's creators.

• Flexible fully remote working arrangements
• Team focused environment, including casual game nights
• 20 vacation days, 10 sick days, 5 floating holidays at the start of each year (increased with company tenure)
• 90% paid health coverage premiums for U.S. based employees +dependents
• Dental, Vision for U.S. based employees + dependents
• 401K for U.S. based employees