AGS - American Gaming Systems is hiring: Sound Designer in Austin

Job Overview

The Sound Designer is responsible for handling all facets of game audio production, working as part of a creative game development team to design a superior quality gaming experience that is fun and engaging to our players.

Responsibilities

• Designing brilliant sound effects, atmospheres and sonic textures that are tailored to each game’s theme and enhances the gameplay experience.
• Composing original music in a broad range of styles and genres, including recording, mixing, and mastering as needed.
• Create games with a diverse team of Game Designers, Artists, and Software Engineers.
• Be self-motivated and proactive during a game’s production pipeline.
• Receive and offer constructive feedback.
• Contributing to process improvements to increase productivity and the sonic quality of our games.

Skills/Requirements

• 3+ years of professional job experience in a related audio field.
• Experience in audio design and development for video slot games.
• Highly proficient in modern DAWs such as Pro Tools, Logic, Reaper, etc.
• Highly proficient in the use of 3rd party plugins and virtual instruments such as (but not limited to) EastWest, Native Instruments, iZotope, Waves, etc.
• Basic understanding of audio middleware tools such as FMOD and Wwise.
• Designing and creating the overall soundscape of a game, finding equal balance of both style and function.
• Creating rich, compelling musical motifs that bring life to the game and help better tell its story.
• Experience in a variety of microphone position and recording techniques.
• Experience in a variety of audio engineering techniques.
• Ability to manage and deliver audio assets for implementation.
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously and be flexible to the ever-changing environment of a fast-growing company.

Bonus Skills

• Have excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Able to exercise discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance in a game’s production.
• Experience developing in the Unity game engine.
• Knowledge and experience using the C# scripting language.
• Experience in version control such as SVN, Git, or Perforce.

Note: All offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check

*Posted positions are not open to third party recruiters and unsolicited resume submissions will be considered free referrals.

AGS is an equal opportunity employer.