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Sound Designer
KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS
Job Summary / Overview
Producing various sound data for high-end games including creating in-game sound effects, voices, cutscenes, music, promotional footage, and implementing them into the game. The role involves sound-related tasks essential for game production. If you possess exceptional skills or knowledge in a specific sound category (in-game sound effects, voices, cutscenes, music, etc.), you may focus your abilities in that area upon discussion.
Key Responsibilities
- Create in-game sound effects, voices, cutscenes, music, and promotional footage sound data.
- Implement sound data into game titles.
- Perform sound-related tasks involved in game production.
- Focus on specialized sound categories based on advanced skills and knowledge, as agreed upon.
Required Qualifications / Skills
- Experience in sound production for one or more game titles or equivalent advanced knowledge and experience.
- Japanese language communication skills are essential for close collaboration with directors, game designers, and other team members.
Preferred Qualifications
- Extensive knowledge of sound production tools such as sound engines, game engines, and sound middleware (commercial or personal use).
- Experience in sound direction for game titles.
- Knowledge of sound-related copyrights and licensing.
- Engineering experience in Foley recording, voice recording, mixing, and mastering.
- Proficiency in languages other than Japanese.
- Knowledge and experience in creating and implementing sound data optimized for various game platforms.
- Technical sound design skills including workflow creation based on understanding of sound engines, hardware, and software.
- Experience with new technologies such as immersive audio.
- Knowledge and experience in producing localized voice data.
Education Requirements
Not explicitly specified.
Experience Requirements
Experience in game sound production for one or more titles or equivalent advanced knowledge and experience.
Benefits & Compensation
Employment Status: Full-time employee, Contract worker
Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan (Nearest train station: Shinagawa station)
Work Hours: 10:00 – 18:45 or Discretionary Labor System (standard start time 10:00, exact hours discretionary)
Salary: Annual salary with performance incentive system. Salary is based on experience and ability according to company regulations.
Benefits:
- Various social insurances
- Transportation expenses paid
- Salary revision once a year
- Health checkups
- Telework availability
- Congratulatory and condolence allowances
- Corporate defined contribution pension plan (full-time employees only)
- Incentives (full-time employees only)
Time-Off: Complete two-day weekend (Saturday and Sunday), public holidays, summer vacation, year-end/New Year holidays, paid vacation, and condolence leave.
Application Process
Required Documents:
- Resume (with photo)
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Sample work – digital data viewable on a computer only (no paper copies accepted)
Note: Please exclude any confidential information when submitting documents.
