Prototyper- Sound Design

W2 Contract only - Fully Remote - $65/hr - 6 month extendable full-time contract

Large Social Media/ Tech Company out of Menlo Park, CA is hiring for Prototyper/ Creative Coder specialized in Audio

Role

The Sound Design Organization is a centralized team that touches nearly every product this company produces, making our team integral to the company. We collaborate with product and creative teams across the company to design audio for video, post-production audio, final mixing and mastering, audio field recording, sound effects, and large scale content projects across a wide range of software and hardware, including but not limited to your phone, glasses, VR headsets a mix of AR/MR across these devices. We're a team of over 60 audio experts who design the experiences that connect people through the power of sound. 

Sound Design is looking for a Creative Coder to join our Sound Design team. As a Creative Coder, you must have a passion for sound and technology, and a demonstrated history of innovative design for interactive and immersive experiences. You will be an instrumental part in the day-to-day Sound Design across audio. Candidates must also have the ability to collaborate closely with other team members and cross-functional product teams, as well as provide creative feedback. Strong communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Implementing custom sound via JavaScript or similar code for various products and initiatives on a variety of platforms and using different programming languages
• Collaborate closely with team members to create unique sonic experiences and assist in driving projects to completion
• Gain a deep understanding of product voice in order to maintain quality and leverage existing content for product consistency and efficiency
• Prepping and testing for implementation accuracy as well as collaborating with internal and external team members to address bugs and optimize sounds in the product

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years creating sonic experiences for products in mobile, hardware, and non-traditional or immersive environments
• Experienced with technical sound implementation for games, media, and/or interactive experiences 
• Proficiency in Unity, audio middleware and JavaScript (and related programming languages) implementation, development and release of audio content on mobile and/or VR platforms 
• Experience debugging code in a variety of development environments 
• Demonstrated organizational and analytical skills 
• Experience with audio middleware (Wwise, FMOD)
• Provide a portfolio list or demo reel of shipping projects demonstrating sound implementation experience 
• BBA/BS degree or equivalent in game programming, sound programming, CS or media related field 
• Experience with managing collaboration tools and version control systems such as GitHub, Perforce, etc.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Troubleshooting and problem solving skills
• Time-management and organizational skills to meet delivery specifications and deadlines

Preferred Qualifications

• Collaborative background, working on a team with producers, designers, animators, artists and other partners.
• Audio Implementation and/or design for shipping AR and VR experiences (Unity, Unreal and/or Spark, Snap, MARS)
• An understanding of the properties of spatial audio, and experience implementing immersive sound experiences 
• Debug, testing and QA skills.
• Knowledge of acoustics, equipment set ups and calibration
• Ability to mix in a variety of formats, including spatial audio
• Post-production skills, including editing and mastering
• Video editing skills (Premier Pro, Final Cut, Avid, etc)
• Experience in Pro Tools and/or other digital audio workstations
• Experience working with and creating SFX/Foley/Dialog/Music

About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.