Crystal Dynamics, a part of the Square Enix family and the studio behind Marvel’s Avengers and the award-winning Tomb Raider game franchise, is constantly on the hunt for top-tier gaming talent worldwide. We pride ourselves on attracting and developing the best talent available to concept, create, and contribute to the most exciting projects in gaming. Our 25-plus years of game development experience, as well as our combined AAA games industry pedigree, has established us as one of best studios to work for today.
Benefits for this full-time position include a competitive salary, 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance options and plenty of days of paid time-off.
Position Summary
Come be a part of the future of Tomb Raider! Crystal Dynamics is seeking a talented, motivated, and experienced Audio Director ready to help shape and manage audio content at our studio. The Audio Director will be responsible for editing and processing sound to develop professional quality audio assets and establish a compelling soundscape that supports our game's creative direction. The day to day will require the creation of professional quality audio assets including sound effects, music, and VO, as well as the implementation and testing of those assets in our game engine. Additionally, as Director you will help direct and guide other audio team members in the methods of our best practices within the Audio Department, as well as help our team grow and adapt to new competitive processes within the world’s game audio community. This is a highly collaborative role that requires close working relationships across multiple disciplines, while helping serve as a champion for the vision of the game and the franchise at large.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Lead and motivate the audio team to realize overall goals and deliver a successful project on time
- Partner with creative directors to create work that adheres to a project’s audio style and standards
- Design and create original, professional-quality sound effects for both linear and systemic game use
- Collaborate with designers, artists, and producers to identify audio asset needs
- Create new audio assets using new and pre-existing library materials
- Edit, mix, master, and implement music/content into game engine
- Coordinate workflow and assist with VO-recordings
- Identify workflow improvements and maintain the integrity and organization of the audio project structure
- Work with external sound designers as necessary
- Mentor and serve as a resource for the team through regular constructive feedback, assisting in the resolution of complex problems and empowering others to grow in their roles
Essential Requirements
- Professional experience with sound design creation, specifically for console titles (2+ shipped console titles highly preferred)
- Experience with professional audio editing programs like Nuendo, ProTools, Vegas, Sound Forge, etc.
- Proficient in using game development tools, technology and pipelines (ie. Proprietary Game Engines, Unreal, Unity, Wwise, FMOD, etc.)
- Understanding of current console generation and PC audio functionality, capabilities, and limitations
- Strong command of sound design & mixing with a variety of techniques, processes and tools – able to competently produce any kind of audio required for a given task
Bonus Skills & Experience
- Formal sound design education
- Music composition skills and creation experience
- Management skills and experience
We are committed to identifying and implementing positive and persistent measures to ensure equal opportunity in the recruitment, hiring, development, training, promotion and compensation of a diverse team employee group. This includes persons of different race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity or gender expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding or medical conditions related to breastfeeding, genetic characteristic, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, medical condition, political affiliation, age, veteran status, uniform service member status, marital status, physical or mental disability, or citizenship, as well as any other classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
