Advanced Composer/Sound Designer (iGaming)

Location: Hybrid, Chicago, IL, United States

Company

Light & Wonder develops gaming technology, products, and content for land-based casinos and gaming operators worldwide.

What you will do

• Compose, produce, and mix music for land-based slot games in selected styles and genres.
• Create custom sound effects with digital audio workstations, sound libraries, software synthesizers, and creative processing techniques.
• Record and edit Foley effects, voiceovers, and instruments as needed.
• Critically monitor audio quality across target output devices and balance final game sounds in gaming cabinets.
• Implement and assemble audio assets using proprietary or third-party middleware for cabinet, third-party, and online use.
• Collaborate iteratively with game designers, software engineers, artists, animators, and other team members while maintaining organized files and version-controlled archives.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience in MIDI sequencing and digital audio, including recording and editing with a commercially available digital audio workstation.
• Experience recording and editing voiceovers and sound effects.
• Highly proficient in Pro Tools, Logic Pro, or a comparable DAW, with strong knowledge of advanced techniques, workflow efficiency, and deep DAW customization.
• Strong skills in creating and editing sound effects using sound libraries, software synthesizers, and creative processing techniques.
• Strong understanding of EQ, compression, reverb, delay, and spatial audio techniques.
• Strong understanding of audio interfaces, signal flow, and troubleshooting techniques.
• Ability to compose, arrange, and mix music across a wide variety of styles and genres.
• Ability to work effectively in Macintosh and Windows environments, adapt to new technologies, receive direction, provide multiple audio options, and collaborate with senior professionals.
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure in a team environment.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with FMOD Studio or other interactive audio middleware.
• Gaming industry experience.
• Ability to play an instrument and read and write musical notation.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work in Chicago, United States.
• Collaborative small-team environment with artists, animators, software engineers, and game designers.
• Employment is subject to applicable gaming or other licensing, background investigation, security-check, and regulatory or contractual requirements.
• Applicants must consent to a due diligence or background investigation where permitted by law.