Project Audio Lead
At Paradox, we believe our players deserve to get an engaging, dynamic soundscape that will provide the best audio feedback for each of the stories they decide to play out, in any of our titles.
About the role
As Project Audio Lead, you will be responsible for defining the audio design vision of a project by recognizing the specific needs and challenges, both on a creative and a technical level as well as being part of the project’s leadership team and contributing ideas toward all aspects of the game’s production, development, and creative vision.
You will oversee all of the creation and implementation of sound assets, VO, and music, and be accountable for a well-balanced, high-quality audio experience. Together with the Head of Audio and the Audio Producer you'll help formulate a game plan for how to realistically achieve each project's goals as well as accurately assess the time required to complete each task.
By acting as a mentor to all of our Sound Designers and talent pool, your work will have a direct and influential impact on the quality and feel of the project, and help shape the future development of our Audio Department.
Requirements
- Demonstratable experience in game development with at least two shipped titles as Lead Audio Designer or similar
- Proven track record in high-quality audio design and implementation skills
- An understanding of audio in both linear and non-linear environments
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work and inspire in a team environment
- Strong organizational skills, and experience working with cross-discipline teams
- Solid understanding of audio technical budgeting and optimization best practices for games
- Proficient with Wwise and FMOD
Bonuses
- AAA game audio experience
- Composition and Interactive Music skills
- Experience in code or scripting
- Experience working on a live service game
- A rich history of game-playing across a wide variety of game genres with a focus on strategy titles
Qualifications
On a personal level, you’re a curious and creative audio professional, passionate about Game Audio. Your experience allows you to identify issues and solve problems quickly and effectively. You are comfortable using different DAW and audio tools (such as Pro Tools, Reaper, Cubase, and RX) You understand the need for being detail-oriented and structured, and you use those skills by documenting and streamlining processes while always maintaining the highest possible quality.
Some of our benefits include:

If you think that this description matches you, we highly encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will interview candidates continuously. If you don't match all the requirements, please demonstrate how your passion, attitude and interest in Paradox might compensate for this.
At Paradox Interactive we celebrate difference and care deeply about diversity and inclusion. We therefore encourage you, no matter who you are, to apply for this job if you think you’d be a great addition to our team.
- Department
- Audio
- Locations
- Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm, Sweden
Working at Paradox
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Work
Small teams and accessible managers means that your contributions are important to us You are close to the final product, our community and our fans - we encourage you to interact with our community and players directly through social media, our forum, and via streams Work/Life balance is important to us so our plans do not rely on crunch (this does not mean we never work overtime but overtime is relatively uncommon) -
Social
Company-wide Social Hour every Friday with snacks & beverages Yearly company parties Ping-Pong table/Pool Table, Warhammer table, and lots and lots of board games Spoiler-free break room environment for at least a week after major movie/show launch -
Development
Leadership courses available for all employees We continuously send employees to conferences and development opportunities such as GDC and GamesCom Lunch n´ Learn sessions held by employees: topics range from everything between “Doing business in China” to “Surviving the zombie apocalypse” -
Compensation
Competitive monthly salary and salary revision once per year Participation in our company wide profit share program 5+1 weeks of paid vacation per year For international hires, we will provide relocation assistance (Visa application, Initial Home Finding, Settling in Service, and your flight)
Our Culture
In November 2016, we gathered the entire company for a four day conference in Malta. The focus of the conference was to discuss company direction, discuss our internal goals, and also put into words the company culture we are so keen to keep as we continue to grow. Together, we decided that the following cultural pillars are what makes up the foundation of Paradox:
- DEDICATED
- PASSIONATE
- GET SHIT DONE
- OPEN-MINDED
- NERDY
About Paradox Interactive
Paradox Interactive is a leading global publisher of PC-based strategy games. World-renowned for its strategy catalog, the company holds a particularly strong presence in the United States and Europe. We have offices in Stockholm and Umeå, Sweden. We work with renowned distributors world wide and are present on all major digital download portals. We share a passion for gaming and gamers and our goal is to provide deep and challenging games with hours of gameplay to our growing 2 000 000 + member community.
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