We are looking for a self-organized producer with audio technical and creative skills but most of all with a creative flair for all things' audio. You will be working in a team environment in close collaboration with the audio team to help identify, produce and deliver music, sound effects and voice overs for our games.
In this role, you will partner with the composers/sound designers and help coordinate their day-to-day efforts with the strive to serve the over-arching audio vision and deliver on our objectives. Your talent in organization and communication will help align the audio team around timelines and goals. You will be asked to reach across the team to collect information and influence collaboration with games teams and developers across every game.
Some bite- sized bullet points of the job description are:
Work with the head of audio and the composers to help produce the audio content in line with the audio vision
Liaise with game teams’ designers/producers and devs to identify audio scope, to drive the audio production schedules, and to support delivery of audio content across all games
Liaise with the marketing teams to identify audio scope, to drive the audio production schedules, to support delivery of audio content
Facilitate cross subject area communication and collaboration with external partners, such as Dev Services, Fiction Factory, Legal to advance audio topics
Work closely with our outsourcing audio production partner to help deliver the ever growing demand for audio content
Support the information flow between the audio team and its customers
Support the production of audio schedules and budgets
Support the planning and prioritization of the audio work inside the audio team to best meet the needs of the games.
Where possible improve pipelines, methods and the appropriate use of skills within the team to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the audio production.
Skills to create thrills:
Experience in a gaming studio as a producer or in a producer/project management capacity
Minimum of 2 games published
In depth knowledge of the audio production workflow
Good understanding of (mobile) game development
Experience facilitating teams and meeting across multiple games at once.
Other skills include:
Strong project management skills
Knowledge of resource management and project planning software – JIRA or similar.
Knowledge of standard audio creation software – REAPER, Pro Tools, Audition
Experience of implementing assets into games using various game development tools, pipelines and technology would be effective.
Music composition, Sound design/sound editing skills would be useful.
Bonus points:
Facilitate cross discipline communication and collaboration with partner teams, such as Dev Services, Fiction Factory, Legal to advance audio topics
Be meticulously organized and detail oriented
Have knowledge of audio production
Have a passion for games
Be flexible and open-minded
Be resolved and self-motivated
Be passionate about quality
Be team-focused
Be creative and innovative
About King
King is the game developer behind the world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as mobile game hits including Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch and Pet Rescue. Candy Crush is the top-grossing franchise in US app stores, a position it has held for the last two years, and King’s games are being played by 245 million monthly active users as of Q3 2021. King, which is part of the Activision Blizzard group since its acquisition in 2016, employs nearly 2,000 people in game studios in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona and Berlin, and offices in San Francisco, New York, and Malta.
A Great Saga Needs All Sorts of Heroes
Making games is fun. Especially when you do it with people who share the same idea of what makes a good workplace great. We design games for everyone, no matter where they are or who they are, and we employ all sorts of people from all kinds of backgrounds to bring them to life. Truth is, we simply cannot expect diversity in our players and originality in our games without first nurturing it in our people. A great saga needs all sorts of heroes.
Making the World Playful
Making the World Playful is what inspires us to create new experiences and raise the bar. It’s what makes King a place where we can all dream bigger, continue to add innovation to our games, broadening the portfolio and exploring new territories in mid-core and casual. We take the art and science of gaming to the next level through our curiosity for the unexplored, passion for games, respect for each other and love for our players - and we’re not afraid to have fun along the way. In fact, together with our parent company Activision Blizzard and experts around the world, we believe having fun is good for you. There has never been a better time to join us. We're dreaming bigger and see a world of possibilities ahead. If you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful!
