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Overview Senior Sound Designer role at Tencent. This position is part of Lightspeed LA, Tencent Games' first U.S.-based AAA game development studio. Welcome to Lightspeed LA, focusing on building open-world games with an ambitious living world, sophisticated player-driven gameplay, and mature storytelling. We are developing the first in a series of genre-defining titles. Why join Lightspeed LA? We value an open and transparent environment where constructive feedback is encouraged. We celebrate progress and belief in a No Blame Culture, where we focus on the problem, not the person. What The Role Entails This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, passionate, creative and technical Senior Sound Designer to join our in-house audio team and help create world-class audio on a new and exciting open-world AAA game. Your primary focus will be on sound design, sound systems and implementation. Below is an outline of responsibilities and the qualities we look for in the ideal teammate. Responsibilities Design, edit, mix, master and implement immersive, next-gen audio content and systems to engage players and enrich game narrative with the goal to raise the bar in game audio. Create and edit new sound effects and record real-world sounds using various recording techniques, professional audio editing tools, plug-ins, hardware and props both in the field and in the studio. Implement and author interactive, real-time sound using middleware, scripting tools and/or in-engine to bring soundscapes to life. Collaborate with audio engineers, other sound designers and departments to design and document audio systems, own and deliver on audio features. Sound design and mix cinematic audio content to blend seamlessly with gameplay audio. Who We Look For Understand emotion and tension in storytelling, and be able to design immersive, narrative-driven audio. 5+ years of professional experience in AAA game audio with a minimum of one AAA title shipped as Senior Sound Designer or equivalent. Expert in at least one DAW (preferably Nuendo or Reaper, with ProTools as a secondary option). Imaginative and creative use of audio production tools, foley performance and capture, props, and recording techniques to create high quality original content. Expertise in interactive audio, sound design, recording and post production techniques. Understanding of, and experience in creating and authoring real-time, parameter-controlled sounds such as vehicle engines, weather systems, ambiences. Proven experience with the Wwise middleware tool (or proficiency in similar middleware). A grasp of logic and simple scripting methods for interactive audio implementation within a game engine. Experience working with other departments and understanding their workflow. Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills. Desirable Skills & Experience Experience working on environmental audio, sound propagation and 3D audio Familiarity and experience with the Unreal Engine. Experience with music editing and implementation of interactive music. Experience with dialogue/VO editing, mastering, implementation and localization. Why Join Us? Location: US-California-Irvine The expected base pay range for this position in the listed location is $93,100.00 to $216,700.00 per year. Actual pay may vary based on knowledge, skills and experience. Benefits may include sign-on payment, relocation package, and restricted stock units, evaluated case-by-case. Eligible for medical, dental, vision, life and disability benefits, and participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan. Vacation, holidays and paid sick leave are provided as per policy and adjusted for location and tenure. Equal Employment Opportunity As an equal opportunity employer, Tencent believes diverse voices fuel innovation and allows us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals. #J-18808-Ljbffr Tencent

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