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At Light & Wonder, it’s all about the games, and our Gaming team builds cutting-edge technology, products, and content for the most iconic casinos and operators across the globe.\nPosition Summary\nBring our games to life by creating music and sound effects, as well as voice and instrument recordings for slot machines. Work in a collaborative small team environment with a group of exceptionally talented artists, animators, software engineers, and game designers to provide the best gaming experience for the slot player. The ability to work quickly and efficiently as part of a team, take direction, and maintain a positive attitude under pressure is crucial.\nEssential Job Functions:\nCompose, produce, and mix music for land-based slot games in the style or genre selected for the game.\nCreate custom sound effects using digital audio workstations and SFX libraries.\nRecord and edit Foley sound effects, voiceovers, or instruments as needed.\nCritically listen and self-monitor to ensure that sounds meet quality standards on all target output devices.\nBalance final game sounds in cabinet for field use.\nImplement game audio assets using proprietary and/or third-party audio middleware.\nCommunicate with the game designer and development team in an iterative development process.\nMaintain well-organized working files to facilitate file sharing and collaborative work.\nArchive all final working files for future use using version control software.\nAssemble game audio assets for third-party and online use as needed.\nQualifications\nTraining and/or Experience:\n10+ years of professional experience in MIDI sequencing and digital audio, recording/editing using a commercially available Digital Audio Workstation.\nExperience recording and editing voiceovers and sound effects\nFamiliarity with FMOD Studio or other interactive audio middleware is a plus.\nGaming industry experience is preferred, but not required.\nThe ability to play an instrument and read and write musical notation is highly beneficial and preferred, but not required.\nKnowledge, Skills and Abilities:\nAbility to compose, arrange, and mix music in a wide variety of styles and genres\nMust be highly proficient in Pro Tools, Logic Pro or comparable DAW with strong knowledge of advanced techniques, workflow efficiency, and deep DAW customization.\nMust have strong skills in creating and editing sound effects using sound libraries, software synths, and creative processing techniques to craft high-quality, engaging game audio.\nExpert Mixing & Production: Strong understanding of EQ, compression, reverb, delay, and spatial audio techniques.\nMust have a strong understanding of audio interfaces, signal flow, and troubleshooting techniques to ensure smooth studio operations and high-quality recordings.\nAbility to work comfortably in both Macintosh and Windows environments a plus\nEnjoy working in a creative environment\nAbility to work well with others in a team environment\nAbility to receive direction and provide multiple music/sound effect options\nAbility to adapt to new technologies\nAbility to interact and collaborate with immediate team and senior level professionals\nLight & Wonder and its affiliates (collectively, L&W) are engaged in highly regulated gaming businesses. As a result, certain L&W employees may, among other things, be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s), undergo background investigations or security checks, or meet certain standards dictated by law, regulation, or contracts. In order to ensure L&W complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments, as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees, L&W requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with L&W (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to L&W conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you.\nThis job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.\nLight & Wonder is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. 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