Technical Sound Designer

Treyarch is looking for a dedicated and passionate

Technical Sound Designer

to join our team, where you'll be working with our Zombies, multiplayer, and franchise audio teams.

In this role, you will use your technical and creative audio skills to be the bridge between the audio artistic direction of the game and its implementation within technical and production constraints.

Your mission will also be to inspire and work with a team of high-caliber Audio Designers and Engineers in developing and implementing immersive and compelling sound effects that will be enjoyed by millions of players across the globe.

What you’ll do…

Create and implement audio assets and sound effects

Help define technical audio needs (tools, process, etc.) for our projects to ensure proper integration, in collaboration with the Audio Director and programmers

Design and create original audio content within the project's creative direction

Conduct performance optimization and debugging

Scripting creative solutions for unique audio implementations

Create and maintain audio-related documentation

Collaborate with other teams to ensure audio requirements and plans are understood, and to reach audio aesthetic goals

To succeed you should have…

5+ years of games industry audio experience, having worked on one or more shipped AAA caliber titles

Technical curiosity, creativity

Experience implementing audio using proprietary tools or commercial middleware

Required familiarity of some scripting / coding languages, ideally with C / C++

Strong knowledge of audio post process plugins

Audio software proficiency using tools such as REAPER, Pro Tools, Waves, and other plug-ins

Solid knowledge of studio audio equipment

Rock-solid communication, organization and problem-solving skills

Receptive to evaluation of one’s own work and skilled at communicating critical feedback to others, as well as a good work ethic and positive personality

We’d love it if you also have...

Bachelor's degree in music or audio, or professional training in audio, CS degree a plus

Experience as a musician or vocalist

Experience playing recent Call of Duty titles or other shooters

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.

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.

About Treyarch

Founded in 1996, Treyarch is a videogame studio whose purpose is to create awesome games for the world to enjoy. With this purpose in mind, we crafted the award winning Call of Duty : Black Ops series and pioneered the fan favorite Zombies mode.

At Treyarch, we empower the team to be individually driven to innovate on our games, processes, and culture. How we do things is just as important as what we do.

Studio culture and development, we believe it’s a team effort and that collaboration and hearing one another is key. Every day we face the large and small challenges together and every voice matters.

These values guide us in our mission to create moments that matter. Both to the players and to us, the creators. In an era where triumphs and defeats are readily shared, seeing players engage with our creations gives us great pride. Come help us create that next moment.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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.

To learn more about our studio, please visit us at www.treyarch.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com / treyarch, and @treyarch on Twitter.

PS, we’ve also got some pretty amazing office perks and benefits, like 20 vacation days and 16 holidays, 10 weeks of family leave, free lunches and snacks at our office, comprehensive healthcare, and more! Check out all the details here for more information : https : / / www.benefitsforeveryworld.com

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 / .

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $29.81 - $55.14 Hourly. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role’s range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.