Senior Technical Audio Designer (Unity) - Contract

Vancouver, BC
$55.00-70.00 per hour
Contract
Full-time

1 month ago

At Kabam, we're constantly raising the bar of excellence in free-to-play gaming. We hire for passion and diversity so that we can triumph in our collective skill. Our teams are made up of a fusion of personalities and interests bound together by a collaborative nature, fun-loving culture, and a drive to do what it takes to make great games. And this is where you come in…As a Senior Technical Sound Designer, you are responsible for creating, implementing, and optimizing all in-game audio to deliver an immersive player experience. You bridge the gap between the game's creative audio direction and technical implementation, working closely with designers and engineers. You own audio end-to-end, including foley, UI sounds, character effects, and system-level integration in Unity, while ensuring performance, scalability, and quality across platforms. You help define and maintain audio standards, pipelines, and workflows, bringing the game world to life through sound from development through launch and beyond.You can expect to be responsible for:

Work hands-on in Unity to implement and integrate all in-game audio, including foley, character sounds, UI/menu feedback, and system effects.
Collaborate with designers, composers, engineers, and producers to translate creative audio direction into immersive gameplay experiences.
Create, implement, and optimize audio assets and sound effects for performance, scalability, and quality across platforms.
Set up and maintain audio systems, parameters, and behaviors in-engine to support dynamic and responsive gameplay.
Apply industry best practices for audio pipelines, mixing, and technical workflows, and contribute to improving internal tools and processes.
Identify gaps in design or technical constraints and propose creative, implementable audio solutions.
Document audio implementation, maintain standards, and ensure asset integration aligns with technical constraints and optimization guidelines.
Work with the Game Director to source and manage an external music composer, and to design and implement the music.
Support iteration of creative and technical solutions based on feedback from team and playtests.

Your background includes:

Strong hands-on experience creating foley, UI/menu sounds, and character audio for games.
Proven ability to implement audio systems in Unity, including real-time mixing, triggers, and interactive behaviors.
Experience with audio middleware such as Wwise or FMOD is a plus.
Proficiency with audio production tools such as Pro Tools, REAPER, and common plugins (Waves, iZotope, etc.).
Familiarity with scripting or coding for audio implementation (C#, Python, Lua, or similar).
General understanding of music theory, to communicate music needs and audio direction to external partners (composers, ip holders).
Strong understanding of audio pipelines, technical workflows, and optimization for multiple platforms.
Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to iterate on creative and technical solutions.
Effective communication and collaboration skills for working with designers, composers, engineers, and producers.
Attention to detail and ability to maintain high-quality audio standards across complex projects.
5+ years of professional experience in game audio design and implementation.
Demonstrated experience shipping audio in at least one completed game title (AAA or high-quality indie titles preferred).
Experience working closely with multidisciplinary teams (designers, composers, engineers, producers).
Experience troubleshooting and debugging audio issues in a live game environment.
Optional / preferred: experience as a musician or vocalist, or with procedural audio systems.

$55 - $70 an hourThe typical hiring range listed above is specific to candidates located in Vancouver. The rate will be determined based on your knowledge, skills and competencies.If you're interested in the position but your expectations don't fully align with the provided range, we still encourage you to apply! Considerations may be made based on your experience level.Excited by this opportunity? Kabam is dedicated to growing our diverse and inclusive workforce, so if your past experience doesn't perfectly match the listed requirements we encourage you to apply anyways - you could be a great fit for this or other positions.We invite you to apply now and start the conversation with us. Together, we can create and support some of the best games ever made and entertain the world!About KabamKabam is a world leader in developing entertaining, immersive, and highly social multiplayer games, bringing high-quality graphics, next-generation technology, and revolutionary gameplay to players around the world.Kabam's games, , , and more have generated hundreds of millions of downloads and have received multiple awards including Apple's Editor's Choice and Google Play's Best Game of the Year.Founded in 2006, Kabam has studios and offices in Vancouver & Montreal in Canada, and Los Angeles & San Francisco in the United States. Kabam is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netmarble Games.Kabam is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and equitable workplace, and inclusive environment for all existing and potential employees. Employment decisions are based on candidate qualifications and business need, not race, color, ancestry, place of origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, political belief, religion, creed, marital or family status, medical condition, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, prior criminal conviction or any other protected class in accordance with federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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