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Sound Designer - Diablo Immortal

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The minions of hell grow stronger! Are you a skilled Sound Designer? Our team of talented developers is growing. Our backgrounds are diverse, but we all share a real passion for what we do. If you value a tight-knit team that celebrates self-expression and a multi-disciplinary approach, then join us on the Diablo team!

As a Sound Designer, you’ll be work closely with the sound designers, game producers, and designers to bring their characters, creatures, and environments to life. Our Sound Designers are comfortable collaborating with various disciplines to create magical abilities, creatures, UI, VO and environmental audio that compliment and meld seamlessly with gameplay. In addition, each of our Sound Designers record and create original content while utilizing our proprietary game tools to integrate their work into the final product -- ensuring that great concepts make the transition from the microphone to the game on the shelves.

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.

Minimum Requirements

Experience

• 2+ years of experience working video games
• Contribute to all aspects of sound design, implementation and post-production
• Experience in recording, editing, creating/designing outstanding sound assets for video games including magical spells, creatures, foley, voice over and environmental audio
• Experience with live recording sessions, both in the studio and in the field
• Experience designing and conforming sound-to-picture
• Experience implementing game audio via Audiokinetic Wwise

Knowledge & Skills

• Fluent in DAW of choice (e.g. Reaper, Pro Tools, Nuendo, etc.)
• Knowledge of audio signal processing, mixing, compression, filters, reverbs etc, specifically related to game sounds and voiceover
• Good organization and communication skills

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Activision Blizzard, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

Pluses

• Previous experience with version control software (SVN)
• Experience implementing sounds on multiple platforms (PC, Mobile)
• Fluency in Mandarin Chinese
• Experience with multiplayer games

Key Attributes

• Able to receive constructive feedback effectively and see how it ties into a broader picture.

Required Application Materials

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Applicants must submit online demo reel showing relevant experience.
  

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

At Blizzard Entertainment, we pour our hearts and souls into everything we create. Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, we’ve been creating genre-defining games for millions of players around the world for more than 30 years. We’re on a quest: bring our dreams to life and craft the most epic entertainment experiences…ever. Hard work, iteration and polish go into the Blizzard “secret recipe,” but the most important ingredients come from talented people who share our vision. If that sounds like you, join us.

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

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.

Rewards

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;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/ .