Lead Sound Engineer

The Lead Sound Engineer coordinates the activities of the global team of Sound Engineers in charge of technical audio tasks like postproduction, effects, mastering, levelling, and mixing.

Main Tasks:

• Collaborate with the Global Pre, Rec, Post, and QA Manager to share information, escalate issues, and propose ideas.
• Onboard, train, and mentor Sound Engineers.
• Schedule and approve days off for team members and ensure sufficient resources.
• Set yearly goals and provide regular performance feedback to team members.
• Coordinate with Project Managers, Audio Asset Managers, Audio QA, Recording Studios, and other stakeholders.

Sound Engineer Tasks:

• Prepare recording sessions following best practices.
• Perform audio postproduction on recorded assets.
• Work on other audio tasks like mixing, sound effect creation, and audio batch analysis.

Support Tasks:

• Support the Global Pre, Rec, Post, and QA Manager in promoting a culture of collaboration.
• Contribute to process and tool improvement initiatives.
• Work with the Global Pre, Rec, Post, and QA Manager to identify Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Requirements:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (English and other languages).
• Advanced knowledge of Audio Localization workflows, processes, and tools.
• Advanced knowledge of digital audio workstations and innovations in the sound field.
• Experience in dubbing recording and postproduction for at least 3 years.
• Experience working in the videogames industry is highly preferred.