Creative Audio Manager, Wearables

Creative Audio Manager, Wearables

Meta is seeking an experienced Sound Design Manager to join our award-winning Creative Audio team of sound designers, design program managers, conversation designers, and creative coders. The role will be embedded within Meta's Wearables sector and will focus on people-management, cross-functional team building, tactical decision making, strategic thinking, and creative leadership. With Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta HSTN's in the market, you will have an opportunity to continue shaping audio for the entire end-to-end user experience.

Responsibilities

Manage a talented team of audio disciplines that consistently deliver on projects and are well-balanced across a range of design skill sets

Lead the sonic user experience of Meta Wearables products in partnership with product managers, product designers, engineers, UX researchers and content designers

Work with other audio managers & director to establish, encourage, and enforce best practices across the team

Set clear expectations and goals while creating a positive work environment based on support and accountability

Help design product manager manage resources and headcount against a wide, varied, and fast-evolving portfolio of Wearables features

Escalate design blockers to appropriate manager partners

Advocate for sound across Meta and in the larger creative community

Understand the strengths and opportunities on the current team as it grows, actively participating in the recruitment and hiring process

Present audio features at formal Product and Design reviews

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years of professional sound design, including interaction (User Experience) sound, and sound implementation experience, focused on high-quality sonic experiences in real-time interactive products

3+ years experience managing teams of creative and technical audio experts

Experience leading audio direction and strategic thinking with a background developing product goals, roadmaps, and making decisions based on user impact

Experience representing work to a broader product team and other leaders, clearly and succinctly articulating goals and strategy

Knowledge in a wide range of sound design domains including interaction (UX) and immersive sound design for emerging mediums and platforms

Understanding of the impact interaction sound design can have on people, brands, and product experiences

Demonstrated skill with strategic decision making and tactical prioritization

Experience in a quickly evolving environment

Experience building and shipping sounds for applications or software across a variety of platforms

Understanding of interaction sound design concepts, and why and how to create sounds

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with studio and location recording, editing, mixing, and mastering

Facility with various management techniques (Agile, OKR, JTBD, RACI, etc.)

Experience with audio policy

Experience with coding or advanced scripting for complex sound implementation

Experience identifying ways AI can make workflows more efficient

$137,000 / year to $191,000 / year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.

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