Audio Designer - Agency Contract

Playground Games is looking for an Audio Designer to work alongside our talented Forza Horizon team in Leamington Spa on an agency contract

While this role is based on site at the Playground Games studio in Leamington Spa, the successful candidate will be engaged via a managed service provider. Following completion of the interview process, the successful candidate will be connected with the provider for contractual details and onboarding.

About us

As a premier first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about creating genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. As we continue to evolve our BAFTA award-winning Forza Horizon franchise, we are looking for exceptional talent to contribute to our already diverse team of developers.

About the role

As an Audio Designer, you will collaborate with the Audio team to deliver world-class audio experiences with a focus on dialogue and world audio. You will implement technical systems and craft sound design across several areas including narrative, ambience, vehicles, and cinematics, while partnering with a multidisciplinary team to help deliver an outstanding player experience.

This position is offered on an agency contract, with the successful candidate employed by our trusted agency partner and assigned to work with Playground Games. The role is based at our state-of-the-art studio in Royal Leamington Spa, operating under our hybrid working model with a minimum of three days per week in the studio.

Please note, as this position is offered through a managed service provider, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.

We are looking for a promising Audio Designer who is passionate about their craft, skilled in sound design, editing and implementation, and eager to contribute to one of the industry's leading racing franchises.

What you'll do

• Design exceptional audio assets and implement robust audio systems.

• Deliver high-quality audio content within a fast-paced environment.

• Work on multiple, diverse features with the wider development team

• Learn and develop as a part of an experienced audio team.

What you'll bring

• Proven experience, with demonstrable work on at least one published title, ideally AAA.

• Proficiency with industry standard DAWs and plugins.

• In-depth knowledge of middleware (ideally FMOD).

• Experience in implementation, debugging, and optimisation of audio systems

• The ability to quickly adapt to new technologies, tools, and pipelines.

• Team focused with excellent communication.

• A genuine passion for video games, film, and music.

• A portfolio demonstrating high-quality audio design work. This can be provided as a link or submitted alongside your CV.

Why join us?

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a world-class game while working alongside an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry's most exciting first-party game studios

If you require any reasonable accommodation to apply for this position, please contact us on recruitment@playground-games.com