Lead Audio Designer (AAA Games)

Location: Montreal, Canada. External candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview at an hirify.global location before a hiring decision.

Company

hirify.global is a global media and entertainment company producing and distributing film, television, streaming, theme park, and interactive entertainment content.

What you will do

• Lead the creative and technical execution of audio for an ambitious AAA game project.
• Develop high-quality sound design, audio pipelines, workflows, and scalable audio systems.
• Guide gameplay-responsive audio features covering physics interactions, environmental modulation, player actions, and voice-over systems.
• Establish mixing, integration, optimization, debugging, and testing practices in collaboration with audio, design, engineering, narrative, animation, production, and QA teams.
• Shape the project’s sonic identity and support final mixing, audio reviews, and external partner collaboration.
• Mentor audio designers, support team growth, and contribute to hiring and onboarding.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in audio, music, game development, or a related field.
• Extensive AAA game audio development experience, including experience in a senior-level role and on shipped titles.
• Strong expertise in real-time, procedural, and system-driven audio implementation.
• Deep understanding of mixing workflows, including ducking, sidechaining, and complex mix hierarchies.
• Knowledge of audio formats, performance and memory implications, audio pipelines, debugging, testing, optimization, and cross-disciplinary game development dependencies.
• Excellent communication, organization, leadership, and mentoring skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with systemic or open-world gameplay environments.
• Experience building and scaling teams from early project phases.
• Experience collaborating with external partners or outsourcing pipelines.
• Strong creative sensibility and understanding of the emotional impact of interactive audio.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on a foundational audio discipline for an ambitious AAA project.
• Collaborate across audio, design, engineering, narrative, animation, production, and QA disciplines.
• Contribute to an inclusive culture focused on developing talent and creating content that reflects the world.
• hirify.global provides equal employment opportunities and reasonable accommodation during the application and recruitment process.