Studio Audio Director

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The Studio Director of Audio is the senior audio leader responsible for defining, advancing, and championing audio excellence across a portfolio of game studios in the United States. This role provides strategic, creative, operational, and people leadership for all audio disciplines, including sound design, music, voice, audio implementation, and audio technology.

As the steward of audio quality across the portfolio, the Studio Director of Audio plays an active role in evaluating games throughout development and live operations. Through regular gameplay reviews, critical listening, and collaboration with studio audio leaders, this individual identifies opportunities to elevate player experiences, provides actionable feedback, and establishes standards that drive consistency, innovation, and excellence.

The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in game audio development with exceptional leadership, communication, and coaching skills. They are passionate about raising the creative and technical bar while helping teams deliver immersive and memorable player experiences.

• Define and drive the long-term audio vision and strategy across US studios.
• Establish audio quality goals, creative principles, and best practices that support world‑class player experiences.
• Champion the role of audio as a core pillar of gameplay, immersion, accessibility, emotional engagement, and brand differentiation.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, tools, workflows, and industry trends to continuously advance audio capabilities.
• Serve as a key advisor to studio and product leadership on audio opportunities, risks, and investments.

• Serve as the principal authority on audio quality across the US studio portfolio.
• Regularly play and evaluate games throughout development and live operations to assess audio quality, implementation, usability, and overall player experience.
• Provide clear, constructive, and actionable feedback to Audio engineers, audio teams, and studio leadership to elevate the creative and technical quality of game audio.
• Establish, communicate, and maintain studio-wide audio standards, quality benchmarks, review criteria, and best practices.
• Lead audio reviews, listening sessions, quality audits, and cross-studio feedback forums.
• Identify portfolio-wide strengths, trends, and opportunities for improvement and translate findings into strategic action plans.
• Promote consistency in audio excellence while preserving each studio's unique creative vision and identity.
• Foster a culture of craftsmanship, continuous improvement, and player-focused design.

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing organization of Audio Engineers, managers, sound designers, composers, dialogue specialists, implementation experts, and external partners.
• Create an environment that encourages collaboration, innovation, accountability, and inclusion.
• Develop organizational capabilities and succession plans that support both current and future business needs.
• Conduct talent reviews, performance management, career development planning, and leadership coaching.
• Partner with Human Resources and studio leadership on workforce planning, recruitment, retention, and organizational design.

• Oversee audio…