Founded in 2010 by the original creators of the Call of Duty Franchise, Respawn was created with the philosophy that when talented people have creative freedom, they'll make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected. From our roots as an indie studio to joining the expansive roster of studios at Electronic Arts, this remains our guiding principle. We truly love what we do and want to share our passion with players worldwide.
Our shipped titles include critically acclaimed multi-platform games Apex Legends, Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Star Wars™ Jedi: Fallen Order, Star Wars™ Jedi: Survivor and Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond.
We’re looking for an experienced Senior Technical Sound Designer who will embrace our culture and share their hard-earned expertise to create an incredible experience for our players. We want you to be passionate about making great games and demonstrate excellent sound design skills. If this sounds like you, please send us your resume along with a link to your sound design reel!
What You Will Do…
Reporting to the Audio Director, you will create, optimize, and manage systems for sound implementation using Unreal Blueprints and Wwise
Provide clear documented guidelines for sound designers to make sounds compatible with these systems
Assist sound designers as needed and demonstrate an understanding of our audio pipeline along with using our custom audio systems
Create and implement sound assets
Work with Animation, Mission Design, and other departments to help achieve excellent pairing of audio and audio systems with their creations
Work with QA to plan and support testing of sound
Work with Engineering to ensure audio systems are performant and rock-solid
Contribute to defining the tone and style of our audio direction
Ideally, You Will Have…
3-5 of years game audio experience
Expert-level command of sound design and mixing skills
Experience with Wwise and Unreal Engine 4; Unreal Engine 5 is a big plus
Strong proficiency with Unreal Blueprints
Excellent proactivity and problem-solving skills
C++ knowledge not required, but is a definite plus
US COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these states. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location.
EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.
BASE SALARY RANGES
California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento): $113,300 - $171,700
New York (depending on location e.g. Manhattan vs. Buffalo): $111,500 - $171,700
Jersey City, NJ: $126,700 - $171,700
Colorado (depending on location e.g. Denver vs. Colorado Springs): $111,500 - $144,000
Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane): $111,500 - $157,300
Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby (following 1 year of service), medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.
About Electronic Arts
Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.
We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.
Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.
