Senior Technical Sound Designer

Senior Technical Sound Designer – Treyarch (Vancouver)

Requisition : R026491

Treyarch is looking for a dedicated and passionate Senior Technical Sound Designer to join our Call of Duty franchise audio teams across our game modes, from Campaign to Zombies to Multiplayer. In this role, you will use your technical and creative audio skills to bridge the audio artistic direction of the game and its implementation within technical and production constraints. Your mission will also be to inspire and work with a team of high‑caliber Audio Designers and Engineers to develop and implement immersive and compelling sound effects that will be enjoyed by millions of players across the globe.

• Create and implement audio assets and sound effects
• Help define technical audio needs (tools, process, etc.) for our projects to ensure proper integration, in collaboration with the Audio Director and programmers
• Design and create original audio content within the project's creative direction
• Conduct performance optimization and debugging
• Scripting creative solutions for unique audio implementations
• Create and maintain audio‑related documentation
• Collaborate with other teams to ensure audio requirements and plans are understood, and to reach audio aesthetic goals

• 8+ years of games industry audio experience, having worked on one or more shipped AAA caliber titles
• Technical curiosity, creativity
• Direct experience with game audio acoustics systems/pipelines
• Experience implementing audio using proprietary tools or commercial middleware
• Required familiarity of scripting/coding languages, preferably Python or Lua
• Strong knowledge of audio post‑process plugins
• Audio software proficiency using tools such as REAPER, Pro Tools, Waves, and other plug‑ins
• Solid knowledge of studio audio equipment
• Rock‑solid communication, organization and problem‑solving skills
• Receptive to evaluation of one’s own work and skilled at communicating critical feedback to others, as well as a good work ethic and positive personality

• Bachelor's degree in music or audio, or professional training in audio, CS degree a plus
• Experience as a musician or vocalist
• C/C++ coding experience
• Experience playing recent Call of Duty titles or other shooters

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. At Activision Blizzard, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities.

If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodation re

• Extended health plan, including medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, for employees and their dependents, as well as disability insurance
• RRSP with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other benefit programs like supplemental life & critical illness, legal service, and others
• Eligibility for relocation assistance if the Company requires you to move geographic locations for the job

The standard base pay range for this role is $79,800.00 – $ CAD. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.

Founded in 1996, Treyarch is a videogame studio whose purpose is to create awesome games for the world to enjoy. We crafted the award‑winning Call of Duty:
Black Ops series and pioneered the fan‑favorite Zombies mode. At Treyarch, we empower the team to innovate on games, processes, and culture. Our studio culture values collaboration and listening‑to‑one‑another. Every day we face the large and small challenges together, and every voice matters.