Senior Sound Designer - Team 3
Are you an experienced Sound Designer ready to jump on your next professional challenge? Then we want to hear for you!
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Who are we?
Have you ever wanted to build something that helps others create and explore? Have you ever wanted to be a part of a team that genuinely wants to help players share their creative ideas, dreams and visions with millions of other players at the same time? Right now, we’re searching for a Senior Sound Designer to join the team doing exactly that! We’re building what we truly believe is the future of creative gaming, giving the players a plethora of design tools to create games, experiences and more. Once creators are happy with what they’re building, they can share it with others, securely, knowing full well their creation is safe and more importantly - theirs.
With ground-breaking technologies available to you as a part of Ringtail, this team is unique. We are extremely excited by what we are building and if what you’ve read so far has you feeling that way too, then we want to hear from you!
About the role
We are looking for a Senior Sound Designer with experience of the full Audio pipeline, that will help our team to come up with creative and technical solutions for the audio of our new and ambitious project. You will take part in the important decisions related to audio and drive the sound design and audio efforts forward. To tackle the challenges of this unique project, you are both creative and structured in your work. Gaining and sharing knowledge comes easy to you.
Your day-to-day as a Senior Sound Designer
- Setting up and improving audio workflows and pipelines
- Mentoring and collaborating with a multi-disciplin team
- Leading the audio project across all areas, including groundwork setup, structure, organization, production and implementation
- Working along-side audio programmers and sound designers to drive and develop features and systems based on creative vision, current as well as future needs
- Supervising the creative and technical execution of the audio work
- Helping defining and realizing the sound design vision and technical execution plan
- Handling communication with external stakeholders and suppliers
Requirements
- Experience leading a project from pre- to post production
- Knowledge about audio implementation middleware such as FMOD or Wwise
- Experience in leading collaboration with external partners such as library providers, outsourcing partners, etc.
- Good overhead knowledge of the full audio pipeline, including workflow set up, production, implementation and audio branding
- Experience working with game development teams and coordinating work with various departments such as animation, level- & game design, programming, etc.
Good to have
- Experience shipping a AAA release
- In depth experience and knowledge of audio implementation
- Proficiency with Reaper DAW
- Proficiency in audio tool creation
Personal traits
- Has a passion for learning and sharing knowledge
- Ability to take ownership of responsibilities
- Good interpersonal and team-work skills
- Open to feedback
- Collaborative and consensus-driven approach
- Likes to solve problems and find creative solutions
About Ringtail Interactive
At Ringtail Interactive, we are consistently pushing the boundaries of what is possible for a small but fast-growing development team. We currently have three different departments working on a variety of projects; from a high-quality game platform for creators of all kinds, to a top-secret, cutting edge game development tool that we believe will change the industry forever, and more.
The company is made up of a diverse group of experienced professionals from all around the world united by a passion for games. As we continue to build the core of the team, we will be taking big next steps on defining the future development of our projects, and all of our employees will get the opportunity to have an impact on the products we show to the world.
- Department
- Ringtail Team 3
- Locations
- Solna
Perks & Benefits
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Work From Home
Flexibility is at the core of Ringtail Interactive – it’s important to be able to have a good work-life balance. To ensure this, all employees can work from their home, anywhere in Sweden. Depending on your role and team, presence at the office will be required from time to time.
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Relocation Assistance
Helping you find your new home in Sweden is extremely important to us. With that in mind, we want to make the move as smooth and stress-free as possible. This means we help find things like flight tickets for you and your family, assistance with visa application and finding an apartment.
We will also help you to open a bank account, get registered with the tax authority, find a Swedish language course, and more if you relocate from another country.
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Health Benefit
You will receive an annual wellness contribution of 3000 SEK to spend on things that keep you moving. From massages to a membership at a gym, we contribute to your wellbeing.
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Insurance and Pension
You will receive an occupational pension contribution to your retirement funds. We also provide a private health insurance policy, which includes access to counseling from various experts in health, legal, finance and psychology.
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Vacation
We offer 25 days of paid vacation each year – so you can take time to relax, recharge and enjoy life outside of work.
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Flexible Working Hours
Our lives are complicated, and we recognize that! Therefore, we are happy to offer flexible working hours, allowing you to further balance work and other parts of your life to reduce the impact of those more stressful moments.
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Sharing Success
We want to recognize the work you put into our projects every single day. To do this, we offer every employee the chance to participate in all future company wide incentive programs. In 2024, there is a new Warrant (options) Program planned for the fall where all new employees will be able to participate and have the chance to share in our success.
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Home Office Set-Up
We make sure you have the tools you need to do your job. We’ll source you a laptop and peripherals to set up your home workspace.
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Social Events
Growing as a team and having a good time is an important part of the culture at Ringtail Interactive. We regularly host parties, run company-wide offsite events and offer a host of ways to connect with your colleagues. We’re proud of our vibrant internal community and we encourage everyone to socialize and discuss a huge variety of shared interests.
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Phone Plan/Company Phone
For all permanent employees we offer a mobile phone plan including a phone of your choice. Every two years you get the chance to upgrade your device.
Workplace & culture
Our talented team is at the centre of everything we do. Our philosophy is collaboration-focused, remote-friendly, and flexible. We give our people the freedom to choose where they want to work from.
For those who are more productive in the space of their own home, there is a fully-remote arrangement. You will only be required to be present in the office for agreed meetings or company gatherings. For others who enjoy a bit of social interaction, you have an option to be based in the office once it's opened in the spring.
We require all our employees to be located in Sweden (in the city of your choice), and are more than happy to help with the relocation process.
Our work policy is designed with care so that we promote team collaboration while offering flexible work environment to ensure a better work-life integration.
About Ringtail Interactive
Ringtail Interactive is the parent company of businesses within the games industry. Our aim is to create a combination of companies with strong synergies, complementing and supporting each other in growth.
Above all else, we are empowered by the shared passion we have for creating awesome games.
Senior Sound Designer - Team 3
Are you an experienced Sound Designer ready to jump on your next professional challenge? Then we want to hear for you!
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