Gaming: Welcome to the world of land-based gaming. 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. Position Summary We're looking for a talented and motivated Composer/Sound Designer to join our team in Vegas. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in music composition, sound design, and audio production with a willingness to grow in areas like mixing, implementation, and recording. This is a collaborative role in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment, working on land-based video slot machines played on hardware cabinets in casinos. The Sound Designer brings our games to life by creating music and sound effects, as well as voice and instrument recordings for slot machines. This role works 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. Essential Job Functions: · Music Composition & Production: Compose original music in a variety of styles and develop it into full productions, including arranging, programming drums, and using virtual instruments. · Sound Design & Implementation: Use sound libraries, software synths, and creative processing techniques to craft engaging and polished audio assets. · Mixing & Production: Use knowledge of EQ, compression, reverb, delay, and other effects to mix and produce sounds. · Audio Hardware & Recording: Use audio interfaces, signal flow, and recording techniques to record sounds. · Video Capture & Editing for Audio Work: Capture in-game footage from slot machines and edit video specifically for use in the DAW when composing music and designing sound effects. · Communicate with the game designer and development team in an iterative development process; partner with other audio designers and leaders to incorporate feedback effectively. · Maintain well-organized working files to facilitate file sharing and collaborative work. · Archive all final working files for future use using version control software. · Implement game audio assets using proprietary and/or third-party audio middleware. Qualifications Training and/or Experience: 5+ years of professional experience in MIDI sequencing and digital audio, recording/editing using a commercially available Digital Audio Workstation. Experience recording and editing voiceovers and sound effects Familiarity with FMOD Studio or other interactive audio middleware is a plus. Gaming industry experience is preferred, but not required. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) Proficiency: Must be proficient with a DAW, preferably Pro Tools or Logic Pro. A solid understanding of navigation, editing, MIDI programming, and workflow efficiency is required. Music Composition & Production: Should be comfortable composing original music in a variety of styles and developing it into full productions, including arranging, programming drums, and using virtual instruments. While incorporating pre-existing assets is fine when creatively appropriate, candidates should have the ability to build a composition from scratch. Sound Design & Implementation: Ability to design and edit sound effects for slot machine games using sound libraries, software synths, and creative processing techniques to craft engaging and polished audio assets. Mixing & Production: Experience with EQ, compression, reverb, delay, and other effects is required, with a willingness to develop stronger mixing skills. Audio Hardware & Recording: A working knowledge of audio interfaces, signal flow, and recording techniques is expected. Familiarity with microphone setups for voiceovers, instruments and Foley recordings for sound effects is a plus. Video Capture & Editing for Audio Work: Must be able to capture in-game footage from slot machines and edit video specifically for use in the DAW when composing music and designing sound effects. Collaboration & Feedback: Must be comfortable working closely with other audio designers, game designers, and the audio manager, receiving and implementing feedback effectively. Ability to work comfortably in both Macintosh and Windows environments a plus. Ability to adapt to new technologies. Education: Bachelor’s degree in music, composition, or a related field or equivalent work experience required. Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands, operate a computer, and have specific vision abilities to include close and distance vision, and ability to adjust focus working with computer and business equipment. Work Conditions: Light & Wonder and its affiliates (collectively, “L&W”) are engaged in highly regulated gaming and lottery 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. Light & 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. If you’d like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please click here for EEOC Poster. Light & Wonder, Inc. is the leading cross-platform global games company. Through our three unique, yet highly complementary businesses, we deliver unforgettable experiences by combining the exceptional talents of our 7,000+ member team, with a deep understanding of our customers and players. We create immersive content that forges lasting connections with players, wherever they choose to engage. At Light & Wonder, it’s all about the games. The Company is committed to the highest standards of integrity, from promoting player responsibility to implementing sustainable practices. To review our applicant data use practices, please visit: https://explore.lnw.com/careers/data-privacy/ At Light & Wonder, your safety is our top priority, and we want to alert you to an increase in fraudulent job postings. These scams often use a company’s name and branding to lure applicants into providing sensitive information or paying fees. To protect yourself: Use trusted job platforms: Only apply for jobs through reputable job platforms and our official company career site www.lnw.com/careers Be cautious of requests for money: Light & Wonder will never ask you to send money or pay any fees in connection with a job offer. If you encounter a job posting that seems suspicious or receive communication requesting payment, please report it to us immediately at [email protected] Please stay vigilant and protect yourself from potential scams. 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