Senior Advanced Sound Designer Job at Light & Wonder in Reno

Gaming

Welcome to the world of land-based gaming. At Light & Wonder it's all about the games and our Gaming team builds cutting‑edge technology products and content for the most iconic casinos and operators across the globe.

Position Summary

Bring our games to life by creating music and sound effects as well as voice and instrument recordings for slot machines. Work in a collaborative small team environment with a group of exceptionally talented artists, animators, software engineers, and game designers to provide the best gaming experience for the slot player. The ability to work quickly and efficiently as part of a team, take direction, and maintain a positive attitude under pressure is crucial.

Essential Job Functions

• Compose, produce, and mix music for land‑based slot games in the style or genre selected for the game.
• Create custom sound effects using digital audio workstations and SFX libraries.
• Record and edit Foley sound effects, voiceovers, or instruments as needed.
• Critically listen and self‑monitor to ensure that sounds meet quality standards on all target output devices.
• Balance final game sounds in cabinet for field use.
• Implement game audio assets using proprietary and/or third‑party audio middleware.
• Communicate with the game designer and development team in an iterative development process.
• Maintain well‑organized working files to facilitate file sharing and collaborative work.
• Archive all final working files for future use using version control software.
• Assemble game audio assets for third‑party and online use as needed.

Qualifications

Training and / or Experience :

• 15 years of professional experience in MIDI sequencing and digital audio recording/editing using a commercially available Digital Audio Workstation.
• Experience recording and editing voiceovers and sound effects.
• Familiarity with FMOD Studio or other interactive audio middleware is a plus.

Gaming industry experience is preferred but not required. The ability to play an instrument and read and write musical notation is highly beneficial and preferred but not required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to compose, arrange, and mix music in a wide variety of styles and genres.
• Must be highly proficient in Pro Tools, Logic Pro, or comparable DAW with strong knowledge of advanced techniques, workflow efficiency, and deep DAW customization.
• Must have strong skills in creating and editing sound effects using sound libraries, software synths, and creative processing techniques to craft high‑quality engaging game audio.
• Expert mixing & production: strong understanding of EQ, compression, reverb, delay, and spatial audio techniques.
• Must have a strong understanding of audio interfaces, signal flow, and troubleshooting techniques to ensure smooth studio operations and high‑quality recordings.
• Ability to work comfortably in both Macintosh and Windows environments – a plus.
• Enjoy working in a creative environment.
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment.
• Ability to receive direction and provide multiple music / sound effect options.
• Ability to adapt to new technologies.
• Ability to interact and collaborate with immediate team and senior level professionals.

Education

Bachelor's degree in music composition or a related field or equivalent work experience required.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands, operate a computer and have specific vision abilities to include close and distance vision and ability to adjust focus working with computer and business equipment.

Work Conditions

The work conditions are representative and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations.

Travel

Some domestic and international travel required.

Compliance & Background Checks

Light & Wonder and its affiliates (collectively L&W) are engaged in highly regulated gaming businesses. Certain L&W employees may be required, among other things, to obtain a gaming or other license(s), undergo background investigations or security checks, or meet certain standards dictated by law, regulation, or order to ensure L&W complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees. As a prerequisite to employment with L&W (to the extent permitted by law) you shall be asked to consent to L&W conducting a due diligence / background investigation on you.

Equal Opportunity

Light & Wonder is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal state or local protected class. If you’d like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law please click here for EEOC Poster.