Senior Audio Designer – 5-month Contract

Blackbird Interactive

Senior Audio Designer creating high-quality audio for a military tactical shooter at Blackbird Interactive. Collaborating closely across teams in game development to enhance player experience through sound.

Posted 6/25/2026contractRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaSenior💰 CA$100,000 - CA$120,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Unreal Engine

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborate with design, engineering, animation, and production to support and implement the established creative vision, identifying opportunities where audio can improve player experience, immersion, and gameplay clarity
Work within production schedules and constraints, creating and implementing audio content in a timely and iterative manner while communicating risks, dependencies, and technical requirements
Design, create, edit, and implement sound effects for gameplay systems, weapons, characters, environments, vehicles, and scripted events
Develop and maintain interactive audio systems that support player feedback, combat readability, navigation, squad coordination, and overall gameplay experience
Implement audio directly in-engine using established tools and middleware, ensuring content functions reliably across gameplay scenarios and platforms
Test, debug, and iterate on audio content regularly, identifying and resolving issues related to mix, clarity, performance, implementation, and player comprehension
Respond constructively to feedback, refining audio assets, implementation, and mix balance to improve immersion, readability, and overall quality
Help establish and maintain audio quality standards, best practices, and implementation workflows across the project

Requirements

What you’ll need

A minimum of 5 years of experience contributing to game development, with a strong focus on audio design, dynamic mixing, and technical audio implementation
Experience shipping at least one title, ideally within the action, shooter, or military gameplay space
Expertise in at least one major DAW (e.g., ProTools, Reaper)
Experience recording, editing, implementing, and iterating on voice-over content to support narrative, gameplay, and cinematic experiences
Demonstrated ability to create, implement, and polish high-quality game audio from concept through final delivery
Experience working with audio middleware (such as Wwise) and integrating audio content within Unreal Engine
Strong understanding of interactive audio design principles, including player feedback, spatial audio, mixing, and gameplay readability
Comfort working independently on assigned content, managing tasks, iterating on feedback, and solving implementation challenges in a production environment
Strong collaboration and communication skills, including the ability to work closely with designers, animators, artists, engineers, and production partners

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Collaborate with design, engineering, animation, and production to support and implement the established creative vision, identifying opportunities where audio can improve player experience, immersion, and gameplay clarity
Work within production schedules and constraints, creating and implementing audio content in a timely and iterative manner while communicating risks, dependencies, and technical requirements
Design, create, edit, and implement sound effects for gameplay systems, weapons, characters, environments, vehicles, and scripted events
Develop and maintain interactive audio systems that support player feedback, combat readability, navigation, squad coordination, and overall gameplay experience
Implement audio directly in-engine using established tools and middleware, ensuring content functions reliably across gameplay scenarios and platforms
Test, debug, and iterate on audio content regularly, identifying and resolving issues related to mix, clarity, performance, implementation, and player comprehension
Respond constructively to feedback, refining audio assets, implementation, and mix balance to improve immersion, readability, and overall quality
Help establish and maintain audio quality standards, best practices, and implementation workflows across the project 🎯 Requirements
A minimum of 5 years of experience contributing to game development, with a strong focus on audio design, dynamic mixing, and technical audio implementation
Experience shipping at least one title, ideally within the action, shooter, or military gameplay space
Expertise in at least one major DAW (e.g., ProTools, Reaper)
Experience recording, editing, implementing, and iterating on voice-over content to support narrative, gameplay, and cinematic experiences
Demonstrated ability to create, implement, and polish high-quality game audio from concept through final delivery
Experience working with audio middleware (such as Wwise) and integrating audio content within Unreal Engine
Strong understanding of interactive audio design principles, including player feedback, spatial audio, mixing, and gameplay readability
Comfort working independently on assigned content, managing tasks, iterating on feedback, and solving implementation challenges in a production environment
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Hard Skills & Tools

audio designdynamic mixingtechnical audio implementationsound effects creationinteractive audio systems developmentaudio content testingaudio asset refinementvoice-over content implementationhigh-quality game audio productionspatial audio

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationindependent worktask managementfeedback iterationproblem-solvingcreativityattention to detailadaptabilityconstructive response to feedback