Oculus Studios is searching for a Sound Designer to join our Central Audio team! As a Sound Designer on the Oculus Studios Central Audio Team, you will use your creative and technical skills to explore, define, and bring-to-life a new class of audio experiences on the forefront of new and emerging platforms, with a heavy emphasis on virtual reality.

Senior Sound Designer - Oculus Studios Responsibilities:

Collaborate with the cross functional art and engineering teams to bring industry leading interactive experiences to life through audio
Partner with Creative Leadership to define and bring to life the high level sonic identity of Oculus Studios games/apps/projects
Use your craft mastery to mentor cross-functional and audio team members
Design, record, and implement SFX, VO, and audio content of all kinds
Collaborate with XR Audio and Research to develop platform tools
Manage project external talent such as music composition and VO auditioning
Set clear audio vision and goals in pre-production through ship

Minimum Qualifications:

5+ years of creative audio project ownership
5+ years experience working as an interactive audio designer/developer
Proven ownership and delivery of large scope features / projects
Proven craft mastery achieving high impact audio outcomes on multiple AAA titles
Proficiency in recording, designing and implementing high quality innovative audio experiences across multiple platforms, genres, and styles
Demonstrated mastery of driving interactive audio via script and other runtime tools
Experience working in all phases of game development from ideation to pre-production, to ship and post-ship states
Proven self-management, organizational and problem solving skills
Knowledge of audio and its role in VR, AR, and other emerging technologies

Preferred Qualifications:

VR, AR and/or Mixed Reality development experience
Programming Experience
Experience in Unreal Engine 5, Unity a plus
Experience in Wwise or FMOD a plus

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

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$113,000/year to $162,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.

Senior Sound Designer - Oculus Studios

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