Sound Designer - Metaverse

Creative Audio is a centralized team that touches every product Meta produces, making our team integral to the company. We collaborate with product and creative teams across Meta 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 and a mix of Augmented Reality/Mixed Reality across these devices. Creative Audio is looking for an experienced Sound Designer to join our Metaverse Events and Avatars team at Meta. As a Sound Designer, you must have a passion for sound, and a demonstrated history of sound design for interactive and immersive experiences. You will be an instrumental part in the day-to-day sound design across Meta audio experiences. In this role you will collaborate closely with other team members and cross-functional product teams, as well as provide creative feedback. You will also be supporting game audio from our game studios, and entertainment content team, music and sports.

• Create world-class sound design for immersive experiences
• Collaborate closely with all partners to determine scope of work, planning and execution of sound design and implementation
• Gain an understanding of product voice in order to maintain quality and leverage existing content for product consistency and efficiency
• Contribute to the development of sound design systems by establishing audio design standards, guidelines, and best practices, while being the go-to expert for all things sound, including design standards, best practices, and implementation guidelines.
• 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
• Execute in a fast-paced and highly fluid environment
• Collaborate closely with other sound designers to ensure systems alignment across products
• Collaborate closely with all partners to determine scope of work, planning and execution of sound design and implementation.
• Influence key business decisions within the organization and product/business area, leveraging clear data-driven decision making
• Influence and create unique, memorable sonic experiences in order to maintain quality and leverage existing resources for product consistency and efficiency

• 10+ years of experience creating sonic experiences for products in mobile, hardware, and non-traditional or immersive environments.
• Experience with audio middleware (Wwise, FMOD).
• Experience creating original sound design for high-profile products or experiences.
• Experience with sound design synthesis and latest plugins.
• Proven communication and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated music production experience.
• Demonstrated skills in Pro Tools and/or other professional DAW's.
• Understanding of human-centered design.
• Experience managing, scoping and communicating project milestones and deliverables.
• Experience testing implementation of sounds.
• Troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
• Time-management and organizational skills to meet delivery specifications and deadlines.
• Understanding of Design Systems and systems thinking.
• Understand accessibility requirements.
• Experience communicating with technical teams and software developers to ensure seamless and efficient sound implementation.
• Experience operating autonomously and execute successfully.
• Experience in game audio and film, voice over, sound effect, foley, mixing, implementation essential.
• Experience communicating and collaborating with XFN teams.

• Experience in designing audio for AR and VR experiences.
• Experience with game engines (Unity, Unreal).
• Experience recording in a studio and on location.
• Post-production skills, including editing and mastering.
• Knowledge of acoustics, equipment set ups and calibration.
• Experience mixing in a variety of formats, including spatial audio.
• Understanding of programming and technical sound paradigms in VR, AR, or other immersive mediums.
• Experience in managing projects and sound design teams.