Game Sound Designer

Game Sound Designer

iGaming:
If it’s iGaming, we know a thing or two. At Light & Wonder, It’s all about the games, and our digital team leads the global iGaming market, providing jaw-dropping content and innovative software that powers the world's most successful online gaming providers.

Position Summary

About Company

Light & Wonder is a global leader in game experiences. We create content, hardware and systems that connect iconic titles across any place or channel. By turning games into expansive entertainment, we keep thrilling players with characters and stories they can’t get enough of.

Light & Wonder, Inc. is the leading cross-platform global games company. Through our three unique, yet highly complementary businesses, we deliver unforgettable experiences by combining the exceptional talents of our 7,000+ member team with a deep understanding of our customers and players. We create immersive content that forges lasting connections with players, wherever they choose to engage. At Light & Wonder, it’s all about the games. The Company is committed to the highest standards of integrity, from promoting player responsibility to implementing sustainable practices. To learn more, visit (www.lnw.com)

We are committed to offering very competitive benefits that are aligned with our values and inspire employees to drive innovation and contribute to the organization’s performance. Employees are the most valued resource, and we always look to improve their well-being with a wide range of benefits befitting every individual. Not limited to monetary benefits, we have robust learning and development opportunities that help them to grow professionally.

Our Values

·       Dare to be bold: We combine diverse talent to look at the familiar in unfamiliar ways.

·       Celebrate perspectives - We combine diverse talent to look at the familiar in unfamiliar ways

·       Never settle: We relentlessly push forward to create the extraordinary in every detail.

·       Uphold integrity: We promote accountability and respect to raise the bar for ourselves and the industry.

·       Win as a team: We bring out the best in each other to share collective success.

Sound Designer / Audio Designer

Job Location:    Commerzone IT Tech Park, Yerwada - Pune.

Required Experience:  3-5 years

Light & Wonder is the global leader in cross-platform games and entertainment. The company brings together 7,000 employees from six continents to connect content between land-based and digital channels with unmatched technology and distribution. Guided by a culture that values daring teamwork and creativity, Light & Wonder builds new worlds of play, developing game experiences loved by players around the globe. We create our own award-winning games and also partner with premium licensees such as Netflix, Warner Bros and others to bring franchises like Squid Game, Willy Wonka and The Wizard of Oz to life in online gaming products. The company’s Infinity platform powers the largest digital-gaming network in the industry. Light & Wonder is committed to the highest standards of integrity, from promoting player responsibility to implementing sustainable practices.    

We are looking for a Sound Designer to join our Studio teams. Working closely and collaboratively with animators, developers, Creative Director and Lead Artist, the Sound Designer is responsible for creating outstanding sounds of the games, base game, features and Marketing products. Their work is directly linked to the sound signature of our creations which guarantees their success. Applying their expertise, the Sound Designer contributes to all sound aspects of projects and games, such as the following: 

• • Animatics simulations. 
  • Game and features. 
  • Promotional videos. 
  • Special company events. 

Obviously passionate by the sounds aspect of a game, The Sound Designer must be versatile to create sounds concepts in a range of styles and themes.  Their Sound Artistic sensibilities and understanding is what will push them to create unmatched sounds quality and explore new horizon. 

The Sound Designer will ensure intellectual property and copyright guidelines are followed and production deadlines are met. They must possess a good knowledge of casino gaming overall, casino game sounds and game play. 

The Sound Designer must have the creative skills to produce original sounds, they will produce work quickly and efficiently and be fully conversant with the current tools of the trade. They will require a strong knowledge in sounds format OGG vs WAV, and be able to identify correct sounds optimization for Mobile purposes eg mono vs stereo. The successful candidate will be able to design rich and innovative sounds as well as have an in-depth knowledge of sound compositions, instrumental sounds and other key aspects of sounds editing. A drive to grow and learn, curiosity, passion for the trade and the desire to meet challenges. 

Purpose / Overall Responsibility: 

• • Adapt sounds to the iGaming version of an existing game. 
  • Create outstanding sounds on several game themes and animatics. 
  • Deliver sounds the creative team and the dev team on time. 
  • Optimize sounds for online games purposes. 
  • Assist both creative and developers’ team when sounds integrations comes. (timing, length, etc). 

Responsibilities:  

The Sound Designer must have a strong knowledge of Cubase and Reaper. Their understanding of each game project and features mechanic is essential to the game sounds creation. The successful candidate will be able to deliver sounds assets on time and be sure that they fit with what the Creative director envisioned. 

Key Relationships / stakeholders 

• • Head of Art 
  • Animators 
  • Creative Director 
  • Developers 
  • Other Sound Composers of L&W group 

Qualifications

• • A relevant degree in a related field 
  • 3-5 years’ experience as a Sound Composer in the gaming, video gaming or multimedia industry 

Required Skills: 

• • Solid experience in sound design for the video game / casino game / multimedia industry 
  • Thorough knowledge of Cubase and Reaper 
  • Proactive and always up to date with new sounds database library 
  • Perfect knowledge of Audio/Animation timing 
  • Ability to understand complex game mechanics and features and find solution 
  • Technical aptitude and rigor 
  • Use of common communication tools, MS Office, Slack, Teams 
  • Knowledge of JIRA and agile methodology 
  • Other Sounds tools, libraries and plug-ins knowledge is a plus: Izotope Music Production Suite, etc. 
  • Native Instrument Komplete Bundle etc… 

Additional Information 

• • Competitive benefits, an open and supportive environment as well as a modern and exciting workplace 
  • The opportunity to interact with global teams on a regular basis 
  • Tangible and genuine development - at Light & Wonder, you can take your career where you want it to go! 

And if that’s not enough;  you will enjoy flexible working practices whilst we provide you with the guidance and development skills you need to progress quickly and enhance your career.

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