A new opening is available – located at Epic Games, Cary, North Carolina, United States. Read on if you are interested:
“For over 25 years, Epic Games has been making award winning games and game engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that brings environments to life like never before. Epic’s award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design.  As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.
Epic Games is looking for an expert in sound design and in-game implementation to join our team creating world-class audio for Fortnite (www.fortnite.com) and the Unreal Engine (www.unrealengine.com). You will contribute to all projects, switching fluidly, and have strong teamwork, organization, and communication skills while maintaining Epic standards.” – Epic Games
The person in this role will be responsible for the following:
- Troubleshooting audio issues, optimizing to meet memory budget and performance requirements across multiple platforms
- Having the vision to create the best sound design for games in the industry
- Raising the quality level of audio in all Epic game titles and technologies
- Engaging with a world-class team to create amazing gaming experiences
- Pushing the development of audio features and integration for future Unreal audio engine development.
The ideal candidate will have a mix of the following qualifications:
- Extensive audio engineering and DAW skills and knowledge
- Vast knowledge of modern sound design techniques and tools
- Strong self-management and organization skills and ability to work independently
- Experience with Unreal or Unity editors, including scripting, level editor, animation and linear editors
- Experience with audio middleware and implementing audio assets into game build
- Shipped at least two AAA titles and have 3 years as part of audio team
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of the video game development process
This is going to be Epic!