Audio Lead - Jobs in Qualicum Beach, BC

Job Description

We’re seeking an Audio Lead to join the Cloudhead Games team!Cloudhead Games is the veteran VR studio behind Pistol Whip, VR “Game of the Year” winner at DICE 2020, and the fantasy adventure trilogy The Gallery, winner of over 30 awards and nominations including “VR Game of the Year” in 2018. Before Pistol Whip, Cloudhead collaborated with industry-legend Valve to create Aperture Hand Lab, a humorous tech demo set in the Portal universe, for the next-gen Valve Index. Always innovating, Cloudhead Games is also known for its early solutions in VR locomotion/comfort with “Snap Turns” and “Teleportation,” as well as VR motion capture and hand interactions.As an Audio Lead at Cloudhead Games, you’ll work closely with the Game Director and other project leadership to drive the creative vision through world class VR audio design. You’re experienced with all aspects of game audio, from high level planning and coordination to the creation of rich, complex content. With a sharp focus on player experience, you and your team make a great game even greater through your craft.Responsibilities:

• Envisioning, defining and executing a plan for audio that sets the quality bar for our medium while making best use of available time and resources.
• Complex creative problem solving in collaboration with both the project leadership and your own audio team.
• Creation and implementation of world class SFX content that utilizes cutting edge VR audio tech. This is a hands on position that requires excellent sound design skills.
• VO pipeline design, casting, recording, editing, mixing and mastering.
• Music supervision through both licenced sources and external composers.
• Set up and ownership of audio middleware projects from start to finish. Design, organization, implementation, mixing, QA.
• Leading and mentoring multiple audio designers to create a passionate, peaceful and fun team culture that fosters creativity and career growth.
• Working closely with the studio Audio Director to maximize cross-project knowledge sharing and initiatives.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience as an Audio Lead in the games industry or related field
• Expert working knowledge of all aspects of game audio production
• Experience with organizing, managing and finaling using audio middleware like Wwise
• Highly skilled in the field of sound design using modern DAWs, hardware and plugins
• Excellent understanding of VO pipelines, casting, recording, editing, etc.
• Strong knowledge surrounding music supervision and implementation techniques.
• Excellent communication skills, both with internal teams and external partners
• Demonstrated leadership skills and a desire to manage a small team
• Strong understanding of Unity design pipeline and workflows.
• Must have the ability to work within the Pacific Standard Time Zone (PST)

Additional beneficial experience:

• Field recording experience
• Experience with VR projects (Quest/PSVR/PCVR)
• Experience working with games as a service
• Experience working on first-person games

A little bit about us:

• We’re an equal opportunity employer! We celebrate our diverse team and support our employees’ career and personal development. We offer professional development funds, and career development planning to support our employees’ overall growth.
• We offer a competitive salary and every position at Cloudhead comes with benefits, including extended health and dental coverage (when eligible), as well as extremely generous and flexible time off options.
• We want to share our success! We offer profit sharing to all full and part-time employees (when eligible), as our way of saying thank you for helping us get to where we are.
• Work culture is important to us, and we’re really proud of what we’ve built! With Studio-wide events, talks, info sessions, bi-weekly company-wide Sync Ups and Happy Hours, we do our best to ensure our team stays connected even while working apart.
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What’s nextIf you think this is an exciting opportunity… apply! We’d love to hear from you!Due to a small (but completely awesome) recruitment team, only those candidates that qualify will be contacted. Thanks for your interest in Cloudhead and we wish you success in your job search!Quick Apply

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