Advanced Composer/Sound Designer

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.

About Light & Wonder, Inc

• Welcome to the world of land-based gaming.
• At Light & Wonder, it’s 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.

Responsibilities

• The ability to work quickly and efficiently as part of a team, take direction, and maintain a positive attitude under pressure is crucial.
• 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 in cabinet for field use.
• Implement game audio assets using proprietary and/or third-party audio middleware.
• 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.
• Assemble game audio assets for third-party and online use as needed.
• Strong understanding of EQ, compression, reverb, delay, and spatial audio techniques.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience in MIDI sequencing and digital audio, recording/editing using a commercially available Digital Audio Workstation.
• The ability to play an instrument and read and write musical notation is highly beneficial and preferred, but not required.
• Ability to compose, arrange, and mix music in a wide variety of styles and genres
• Must be highly proficient in Pro Tools, Logic Pro or comparable DAW with strong knowledge of advanced techniques, workflow efficiency, and deep DAW customization.
• 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.
• Must have a strong understanding of audio interfaces, signal flow, and troubleshooting techniques to ensure smooth studio operations and high-quality recordings.
• Ability to work comfortably in both Macintosh and Windows environments a plus

Enjoy working in a creative environment

• Ability to work well with others in a team environment
• Ability to receive direction and provide multiple music/sound effect options

Ability to adapt to new technologies

• Ability to interact and collaborate with immediate team and senior level professionals 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 contracts.

Preferred

• Experience recording and editing voiceovers and sound effects Familiarity with FMOD Studio or other interactive audio middleware is a plus.
• Gaming industry experience is preferred, but not required.

In 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. 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 you’d like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law , please click here for EEOC Poster .