General requirements
Description
INTRODUCTION
Competition Company is an ambitious young studio, driven by the passion of the youth and enabled by gaming, esports and racing veterans. With our main offices situated in Munich (Germany), and Malmö (Sweden), we are proud of having a distributed team across various countries and cities.
We are in the race of our lives with a precise motivation: offer players, digital racers and car enthusiasts the ultimate playground for them to enjoy, share, create and even monetize their passion for cars and digital racing.
The product
RENNSPORT is the playground for car enthusiasts. A live-service racing simulation in its alpha stage of development with thousands of eager players already on the waiting list for release, as well as a top tier live competition dubbed “ESL R1”.
RENNSPORT (the game) and ESL R1 are the tip of the iceberg in our vision to completely transform how players and fans engage with racing games, where the community of players, modders, and pro drivers are front and centre of everything we do.
RESPONSIBILITIES
We are looking for a Sound Designer to join our team in either Malmo (Sweden) or Munich (Germany) to help us in building our new and highly ambitious title: RENNSPORT. You will be working on a variety of Audio disciplines, from concepting to In-Game delivery. Beside extremely solid game Audio Production, Authoring and Implementation skills, you should have strong teamwork, organization, and communication skills.
It’s an exciting time to join the RENNSPORT project as we are early in our development and contributions can have profound impacts in shaping the future of the product and company.
In this role, you will be responsible for:
- Demonstrate comprehensive understanding and capability to execute on audio design goals
- Hands on experience with Audio Design, recording, editing, implementation, mixing, and optimisation of audio in-game
- Anticipate risks, providing contingency solutions and timelines
- Able to advocate for audio and promote knowledge sharing to other teams
- Work closely with Gameplay and Level design teams to identify and plan for Audio Technical Requirements on a feature-per-feature basis
- A chance to introduce ground-breaking audio features and systems to support a new project
YOUR PROFILE
Credited on at least 1 published title as a Sound Designer.
Excellent sound design, editing, implementation, and mixing expertise.
Proficient with linear audio production and mixing techniques (stereo and surround mediums).
Understanding of Ambisonics and Binaural formats a plus.
Expert knowledge of Wwise, Unreal 4, DAWs (e.g. Protools, Reaper, Cubase).
Excellent interpersonal skills; must be able to interact well with multi-disciplinary team and be receptive to feedback.
Self-motivated, proactive & well organized, excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Adapts well to change & ability to work on multiple features and tasks.
Working or advanced knowledge of Unreal Blueprints a big plus.
Full Production cycle experience a big plus.
Able to clearly document and communicate Audio Technical requirements with other departments.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US
Full-time role in Malmö, Sweden OR Munich, Germany OR Remote (Sweden/Germany ONLY)
The opportunity to be part of the early team that wants to change digital racing
Have clear and direct impact on our product and players experiences
An attractive, market-standard, salary package
ABOUT US
Competition Company is an ambitious young studio, driven by the passion of the youth and enabled by gaming, esports and racing veterans. With our main offices situated in Munich (Germany), and Malmö (Sweden), we are proud of having a distributed team across various countries and cities.
We are in the race of our lives with a precise motivation: offer players, digital racers and car enthusiasts the ultimate playground for them to enjoy, share, create and even monetize their passion for cars and digital racing.
At Competition Company we value:
- Responsibility and self-development – those who take ownership of their tasks and goals and always strive to be and make the team better every single day;
- Integrity and transparency – those who are known for candour and transparency, that own mistakes and share learnings, but also speak up when there are challenges;
- Curiosity and open-mindedness – those who love to learn and explore new news, that see patterns and connections that most people miss, that care about what our players struggle with and that enjoy to think and operate outside the box;
- Work hard, have fun – those who understand that deadlines will always have a place in their work routine, but that do not forget to have fun, be healthy, and enjoy their private life.
