Mojang Studios is best known as the creators of Minecraft, but we’re also on a mission – to build a better world through the power of play.
Why play? Well, play is at the heart of everything we do. It’s the blocky backbone of our games, the core of our development philosophy, and even the origin of our name. From the relentless experimentation of our endlessly inspiring community to the classrooms where Minecraft has become an essential teaching tool, play is the bedrock of our existence.
We are looking for a Sound Designer to join our Audio team! As a Sound Designer within the Internal New Games team at Mojang, you will work with creating and implementing audio assets in a game, such as environments, mobs and more. You will also be collaborating with the game team to make sure that the audio in the game fits within the Minecraft brand.
We value unique, high-quality sounds, which means that most of our audio assets are recorded by conducting field and studio recordings. In other words, if we need a dolphin sound - we go visit the dolphins!
At Mojang Studios, we have a friendly and highly collaborative culture where you will be working with many other crafts to ensure that our players have the best experience possible when playing our games. Together with the sound team you will be making sounds for one of the biggest gaming franchises in the world, meaning you'll have an artistic responsibility in expanding the Minecraft universe.
Your tasks will include:
· Contributing to all aspects of sound design
· Recording original sounds
· Creating high quality audio assets for in-game use
· Implementing sound effects, sometimes in collaboration with an Audio Programmer
· Working under the leadership of an Audio Director and communicating and collaborating with leadership and project teams to implement a game’s auditory vision
· Communicating, collaborating and creatively working with everyone on the product, for example, game designers, artists, producers and developers
· Actively participating in planning, prioritisation, time estimation, and pipeline development, and document your work and processes as needed
· A sense of fun and being able to think laterally - creating sounds, especially for the Minecraft universe, requires creativity and imagination
· Creating the best audio experience for our players and on ensuring to follow creative visions and guidelines for Minecraft
We believe you have some of the following qualifications:
· Good knowledge of modern audio equipment, recording techniques, microphones and industry standard audio tools (Reaper, Wwise, Unreal Engine 5, plug-ins, middleware, hardware)
· Experience working professionally with sound design in the games industry
· Self-organized planning, problem solving and executing of daily tasks
· Tangible experience (such as shipped titles and personal body of work) related to the role
· Experience adapting and stylizing an auditory experience to fit a brand
· Experience in field and studio recordings, as well as postproduction
· A well-developed artistic feeling and understanding
Valued skillsets:
· The team values inclusivity, diversity, transparency and collaboration – as you’ll be working closely with us, we hope you’ll feel the same way!
Mojang Studios
Mojang Studios is a Microsoft-owned game developer. The company was founded in Stockholm, Sweden and has offices around the world, including Stockholm, Redmond, Tokyo, London, and Shanghai. We’re always working on new and exciting ways to expand the Minecraft universe.
Our community is global and incredibly diverse. We keep this in mind when developing anything, as we want people to feel included in Minecraft. And in recruiting, our goal is to make Mojang Studios as diverse as our community.
We got started as a tiny indie developer, and part of our culture still reflects that heritage. But we’re also proud to belong to Xbox Game Studios, which creates unique opportunities to grow and develop.
To help us achieve amazing things, we have built an equally amazing studio space. Situated right on the water by Söder Mälarstrand, it’s filled to the brim with all the tools, toys and caffeine required to create world-class entertainment.
But in the end, it’s the people of Mojang Studios that make this place truly special. When you join, you’ll find yourself in the company of incredibly bright, warm, and creative individuals – all united and working toward a single goal. Come help us reach it!
Important note on resumes
Please make sure that all the information in your resume is accurate because we will conduct a thorough background check. Any discrepancies will lower your chances of getting to the next interview stage and we’d hate to miss out on an awesome candidate! Double check that any gap years are reflected in your history, and that your education and work experience are completely accurate. Good luck!
