Gaming:

Welcome to the world of land-based gaming. At Light & Wonder its all about the games and our Gaming team builds cutting-edge technology products and content for the most iconic casinos and operators across the globe.

Position Summary

Bring our games to life by creating music and sound effects as well as voice and instrument recordings for slot machines. Work in a collaborative small team environment with a group of exceptionally talented artists animators software engineers and game designers to provide the best gaming experience for the slot player. The ability to work quickly and efficiently as part of a team take direction and maintain a positive attitude under pressure is crucial.

Essential Job Functions:

• Compose produce and mix music for land-based slot games in the style or genre selected for the game.

• Create custom sound effects using digital audio workstations and SFX libraries.

• Record and edit Foley sound effects voiceovers or instruments as needed.

• Critically listen and self-monitor to ensure that sounds meet quality standards on all target output devices.

• Balance final game sounds on cabinet for field use.

• Implement game audio assets using proprietary and/or third-party audio middleware (FMOD).

• Communicate with the game designer and development team in an iterative development process.

• Maintain well-organized working files to facilitate file sharing and collaborative work.

• Archive all final working files for future use using version control software.

The targeted pay range for this role is $60000- $80000. The total compensation package for this position may also include applicable incentive compensation such as an annual performance bonus. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate including but not limited to skill set depth of experience specific work geography as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

As a member of the L&W team you will be eligible for company sponsored benefits that include healthcare dental vision paid time off a generous 401(k) plan tuition assistance and much more.

Qualifications

Training and/or Experience:

• BA/BS in Music or Audio engineering or related field (In lieu of degree 4 years of professional experience in MIDI sequencing and digital audio recording/editing using a commercially available Digital Audio Workstation).

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience in music and/or audio production.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Experience recording and editing voiceovers and creating sound effects.

• Ability to compose arrange and mix music in a wide variety of styles and genres

• Must be proficient in Pro Tools Logic Pro or comparable DAW with knowledge of advanced techniques and workflow efficiency.

• Must have strong skills in creating and editing sound effects using sound libraries software synths and creative processing techniques to craft high-quality engaging game audio.

• Confident Mixing & Production: Understanding of EQ compression reverb delay and spatial audio techniques.

• Must have a good understanding of audio interfaces signal flow and troubleshooting techniques to ensure smooth studio operations and high-quality recordings.

• Ability to work well with others in a team environment

• Ability to take direction and provide multiple music/sound effect options in return.

• Ability to adapt to new technologie

• Ability to identify errors and troubleshoot.

• Ability to interact and collaborate with the immediate sound team as well as junior and senior colleagues.

• Ability to play an instrument as well as read and write music is a plus.

• Ability to work comfortably in both Macintosh and Windows environments a plus.

• Familiarity with FMOD Studio or other interactive audio middleware is a plus.

• Experience with any coding language is a plus.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit stand walk bend use hands operate a computer and have specific vision abilities to include close and distance vision and ability to adjust focus working with computer and business equipment.

Work Conditions:

The work conditions are representative and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations

Light & Wonder and its affiliates (collectively L&W) are engaged in highly regulated gaming businesses. As a result certain L&W employees may among other things be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s) undergo background investigations or security checks or meet certain standards dictated by law regulation or order to ensure L&W complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees L&W requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with L&W (to the extent permitted by law) you shall be asked to consent to L&W conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you.

This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.

L&W is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race ethnicity gender sexual orientation veteran status or on the basis of disability or any other federal state or local protected class. If youd like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law please click here: EEOC Poster.

Light & Wonder is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race color sex age national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal state or local protected class. If youd like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law please click here for EEOC Poster.