Audio Designer

Job Description

HB Studios, a driving force in sports video game creation, is seeking an Audio Designer to join their team in Nova Scotia. The Audio Designer will collaborate with a cross-disciplinary team to build and implement high-quality audio for their sports game series.

Role Involves:

• Collaborating with Leads to maintain alignment with audio vision.
• Partnering with other departments to ensure smooth audio integration.
• Creating, editing, and implementing original audio assets.
• Ensuring consistency and quality of dialogue editing and integration.
• Designing, testing, and validating innovative features.
• Managing and optimizing a large database of audio assets.
• Identifying, tracking, and resolving audio-related bugs.
• Providing input to the improvement of audio tools and workflows.
• Mentoring junior team members and documenting audio processes and workflows.

Requirements:

• 2 to 4+ years of industry experience in Audio Design.
• Practical knowledge or degree in Audio Design or Music Technology.
• Proficiency with Digital Audio Workstations (e.g., Reaper, Adobe Audition, Ableton Live).
• Experience working with version control systems (e.g., Perforce, Git) and data management software (e.g. Microsoft Access).
• Strong understanding of Audio Implementation Tools and Middleware (Wwise, FMOD).
• Demonstrated knowledge in editing and mastering dialogue, synthesis, sound design, and audio mixing techniques.
• Familiarity with scripting or programming languages relevant to game audio implementation.
• Experience with music composition.

Role Offers:

• Opportunity to work on a fast-growing sports game series.
• Collaboration with a hard-working, cross-disciplinary team.