# Audio Artist – EA SPORTS FC **Company**: Electronic Arts **Location**: Vancouver, British Columbia **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $77,700 - $107,900 CAD **Category**: Game Development **Industry**: Technology **Ticker**: EA **Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173941 **Apply**: https://jobs.ea.com/en_US/careers/JobDetail/Audio-Artist-III-RFT/216639?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/job/audio-artist-ea-sports-fc-01deedfd-07d/ ## Description Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen. EA SPORTS is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment – connecting hundreds of millions worldwide to the sports they love through a portfolio of industry-leading video games. Our FC Audio team is looking for an experienced Audio Artist who can immediately contribute to audio development. You will oversee the audio-specific project(s) to create/maintain a quality audio experience. You are expected to be experienced with and contribute within all audio design and production phases, with proficiency in at least one audio discipline/area. Experience with VO and technical implementation of game audio are prerequisites. You will report to the Development Manager and work with the Audio leads. **Responsibilities** - Create quality audio for our video games, with a high focus on authentic dialogue to suit our story-driven game experiences. - Author small, well-defined audio-related tasks with a high focus on content pipelines. - Directly support feature(s), small project(s), or task(s) within the Speech discipline, taking ownership of specific game domains. - Complete technical implementation, logic, and data-basing tasks, with advanced proficiency in the speech context system and logic methodology. - Participate in project problem-solving and troubleshooting with the wider audio and engineering teams. - Perform buddy checks, pipeline diffing, and system audits to allow for successful submissions, shelf tests, and stable builds. - Manage editor package imports, sample handling, and database updates. - Perform Quality Control review for the project's audio (pre-CQC) on all applicable platforms. - Create software design to support custom source elements. - Manage source control, submit to file depots, and handle build pipelines. - Work autonomously to drive features to completion, while contributing to and providing feedback on the overall audio vision. - Collaborate in prototyping, driving innovation, and workflow improvements. - Provide direction and support to junior speech team members, acting as a mentor and helping onboard new staff. - Take direction from Audio Leads, Directors, and other senior stakeholders, while actively expressing your creativity and technical design insight. **Qualifications** - Minimum 5+ years' game audio experience, with a solid background in AAA game development. - 7-10 years' studio engineering, recording, and VO production experience (or equivalent). - Proven experience in game audio technical implementation, particularly with logic-driven commentary and dialogue systems. - High level of proficiency in at least one major audio middleware software (Wwise, Fmod) and familiarity with proprietary game engines. - Proficient with modern audio creation equipment, software, and recording techniques, with advanced proficiency in at least one industry-standard DAW (ProTools, Reaper, etc.). - Expert-level experience in Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint) and Google Sheets, with a proven ability to methodically manage, track, and audit large amounts of metadata and database assets. - Solid experience using proprietary game development tools, editors, technology, and build pipelines. - Solid knowledge of PC and console audio hardware. - Outstanding sound design, dialogue editing, and listening skills. - Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams (Design, Software Engineering, and Production). - Strong knowledge of professional sports (specifically Football/Soccer), including leagues, team structures, and commentary styles. **Benefits** - Vacation (3 weeks per year to start) - 10 days per year of sick time - Paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave) - Extended health/dental/vision coverage - Life insurance - Disability insurance - Retirement plan to regular full-time employees For more fresh new jobs, check out [yubhub.co](https://yubhub.co/). ## Skills ### Required - game audio experience - audio middleware software - proprietary game engines - Microsoft Office tools - Google Sheets - sound design - dialogue editing - listening skills - communication skills - professional sports knowledge ### Nice to have - Quality Assurance Verification - CQC - in-game debugging - remote VO recording sessions - directing voice talent - scripting languages - leading small feature groups - organizing internal tasks - Drone for targeted scenario captures - troubleshooting CPU and memory audio budgets - managing source control with Perforce and Git - maintaining clean asset pipelines - supporting methodical asset tracking and databasing --- Source: [Apply at jobs.ea.com](https://jobs.ea.com/en_US/careers/JobDetail/Audio-Artist-III-RFT/216639?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)