Senior Audio Designer - BioWare

Requisition Number: 165185

Position Title: Sr Audio Artist I

External Description:

Senior Audio Designer

At BioWare, our mission is to create worlds of adventure, conflict, and companionship that inspire you to become the hero of your story.  Our teams drive innovation using cutting-edge tech and tools such as the Frostbite engine and collaborate with thousands of world-class developers across EA’s network of studios.  We are passionate about games and their potential as a creative medium to reach and inspire people through emotion, artistry, and engaging storytelling.  If you share this passion, this is an amazing opportunity to help shape the next generation of gaming.

The BioWare audio team is seeking an experienced Audio Artist/Sound Designer who can make an immediate contribution to the core creative aspects of audio development within the team. The successful candidate must be able to provide premium audio content that advances the needs of the next Dragon Age project. This role will focus on cinematic storytelling through missions, scenes, and gameplay and will carry the opportunity for them to make a major impact on the title’s overall experience. This individual should naturally have a proven history of exceptional audio design, a proficiency in game audio implementations, and have the ability to mentor junior staff in pursuit of the game and audio vision.

Key Responsibilities

• Working with audio and creative leadership to execute on the audio vision for the title.
• Developing content palettes and treatments to inform direction and feel.
• Providing best-in-class sound design for complex cinematic elements.
• Working with outsourcing partners in assistance to the creative audio supervisor.
• Enforcing and defining audio best practices while driving mentorship and support of other team members.
• Seeking feedback for their work and acting upon that with a focus on audio execution and quality.
• Working closely with partners in other departments to collaborate with, while championing the audio vision and development practices.

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum 5 years of game audio experience in a senior-level role.
• Outstanding sound design and listening skills.
• Experience in sourcing, creating and implementing quality sound assets in a AAA title.
• Developed ability to interpret feedback and following direction for asset creation.
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral with the ability to be self-reliant and organized.
• Experience with modern audio creation equipment, software, recording techniques, and asset management with a high level of proficiency in at least one DAW (Digital Audio Workspace).
• Strong understanding of audio concepts and industry standards.
• Solid experience using game audio development tools, technology and pipelines with a technical aptitude and understanding of logic-based implementation systems.

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Electronic Arts Inc. 是全球领先的互动娱乐软件公司。 EA 提供适用于联网主机、个人电脑、手机和平板电脑的游戏、内容和在线服务。

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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.

Days Open: 132

Can this position be remote?: 1

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