Audio Director
Benefits
Pulled from the full job description
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Relocation assistance
Full job description
At SpinPlay Games, not only do we take pride in our slots, we take pride in ourselves. As a team of experienced and diverse individuals, we are constantly asking ourselves “what next?” We are ever evolving and always looking to be better than we currently are. We are a team of talented perfectionists who band together to make sure our games are great.
We pride ourselves in our ability to think outside of the box and to work individually in order to bring each piece of the puzzle together. We pride ourselves in our passion to achieve something more and to build better games, and we pride ourselves on our passion to bring Las Vegas to the world. We are fully remote with team members all throughout the world! We believe that communication is key and it keeps us successful in our process.
Please note that although our team is fully remote, SpinPlay currently only operates out of NV and TX. Candidate must be willing to work from/relocate to those locations. Relocation assistance is available.
SpinPlay Games is seeking an Audio Director that will lead the creative vision, design, and production of all audio elements for our iGaming portfolio, ensuring an immersive and engaging player experience. This role combines artistic direction, technical expertise, industry knowledge, and leadership to guide sound design, music composition, and implementation across multiple game titles, while maintaining brand consistency and quality standards.
Essential Functions:
- Provides leadership and creative guidance for the audio department, overseeing all team projects to ensure quality, innovation, and consistency.
- Composes, mixes, and masters music and sound effects for games, implementing audio assets into the game engine.
- Creates custom sound effects and records them for future use.
- Defines the overall audio direction for each game, establishing style guides, mood references and production standards.
- Partner closely with the game designers and art teams to align audio with game play mechanics, themes and visual direction.
- Direct the integration of audio assets into game engines, ensuring optimal performance, sync and player impact.
- Review all in-game audio for clarity, balance, and adherence to compliance requirements.
- Stay ahead of audio trends in gaming and interactive media, introducing new tools, technologies, and techniques.
- Establish efficient production pipelines, asset management practices and documentation for audio processes.
- Maintains expertise in industry best practices to produce audio that meets professional standards.
- Occasional travel (approximately 10%) required for meetings, events and departmental collaborations.
- Provides leadership and creative guidance for the audio department, overseeing all team projects to ensure quality, innovation, and consistency.
- Composes, mixes, and masters music and sound effects for games, implementing audio assets into the game engine.
- Creates custom sound effects and records them for future use.
- Defines the overall audio direction for each game, establishing style guides, mood references and production standards.
- Partner closely with the game designers and art teams to align audio with game play mechanics, themes and visual direction.
- Direct the integration of audio assets into game engines, ensuring optimal performance, sync and player impact.
- Review all in-game audio for clarity, balance, and adherence to compliance requirements.
- Stay ahead of audio trends in gaming and interactive media, introducing new tools, technologies, and techniques.
- Establish efficient production pipelines, asset management practices and documentation for audio processes.
- Maintains expertise in industry best practices to produce audio that meets professional standards.
- Occasional travel (approximately 10%) required for meetings, events and departmental collaborations.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Audio Production, Sound Design, Music Technology, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience)
- 5+ years of experience as a Audio Director in the gaming industry
- Experience with audio tools like Unity, FMOD, Wwise, or other professional sound tools.
- Instrument proficiency, music programming, and composition experience.
SpinPlay Games is an equal employment opportunity employer. SpinPlay Games’s policy prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, past or present military service, disability, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. SpinPlay Games also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $120,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- How many years of work experience do you having in Gaming?
- Do you have relevant work experience at the Audio Director level?
- Are you a resident of or willing to relocate to Nevada or Texas?
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Las Vegas, NV 89119