About the role

  • Sound Designer crafting immersive horror audio experiences for Kinetic Games. Utilizing creativity and technical skills to enhance Phasmophobia's audio atmosphere.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure high quality horror audio design, understand spatial audio concepts such as, occlusion, obstruction and real-time effects to heighten realism and fear.
  • Record, create and implement compelling sound effects, ambience, and ghost audio that intensify horror and enhance gameplay immersion.
  • Collaborate with design, art, and programming teams to integrate audio seamlessly with mechanics, environments, and narrative elements.
  • Be conscious of asset optimisation, understand audio pipelines and file organisation.

Requirements

  • Professional experience as a Sound Designer with at least one shipped title.
  • Strong understanding of middleware concepts, systems and workflows preferably in Wwise.
  • Experience working directly in-engine (preferably Unity)
  • Thorough working knowledge of spatial audio concepts, VR, 3d audio.
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating atmospheric, tension-building audio, foley, physics audio within horror games or media.
  • Expertise ideally in Reaper or other DAW’s such as Cubase, Pro Tools, or Logic Pro for editing, mixing, and mastering.
  • Strong organisational skills.
  • Ability to work with linear media to spec, trailers, promotional material etc.
  • Excellent communication skills fostering collaboration.
  • Passion for horror games and a deep appreciation of sound’s role in evoking tension.
  • Eligibility to work in the UK.
  • Due to our office location, the ability to drive is highly recommended.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • 5% Employer Match Pension Scheme
  • Annual performance bonus + Company performance bonus
  • Weekly free team lunches – good food, great company!
  • Regular social events – we love bringing our teams together!
  • Hybrid & flexible working options
  • Flextime – because life doesn’t always fit 9–5
  • Opportunities to travel to amazing industry events like GDC, Gamescom, TwitchCon (EU & US), EGX & Develop:Brighton
  • Relocation package to help you settle in
  • Employee of the Month vouchers
  • Personal wellbeing allowance
  • Referral scheme
  • Training & Development Budget – invest in your growth with courses, conferences & learning resources
  • Training & career development support
  • Vitality Health Insurance – includes Vision, Dental & Travel cover
  • Aviva Life Insurance
  • 30 days holiday , including your birthday and a dedicated wellbeing day
  • Christmas studio shutdown – enjoy the holidays, on us!

Job title

Sound Designer

Job type

Experience level

Junior

Salary

£35,000 - £40,000 per year

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Tech skills

Location requirements

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