Job Description
Who Are We?
HoYoverse is committed to providing immersive virtual world experiences to players around the world. We have brought fans popular games including Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Honkai Impact 3rd, Tears of Themis, and Zenless Zone Zero, as well as a wide range of entertainment content.
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Pushing the boundaries of imagination, we consistently explore cutting-edge game development technologies, and have accumulated leading technical capabilities in cel shading, cloud gaming, and other fields.
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About the Role
We are seeking a narrative-obsessed audio designer to be the creative voice for sound in our story-driven game. Your primary mission is to ensure audio is a storyteller—especially within our quests and player journeys. You will define the “audio voice” of the narrative, design unforgettable sonic moments, and partner with our team to build the technical systems that bring your vision to life.
This is a senior creative role with a strong technical partnership component. You will work hand-in-hand with tools engineers and audio programmers, translating narrative and emotional goals into clear technical specifications. You will also help guide our in-house audio talent, elevating the team’s storytelling craft through your work and mentorship.
What You Will Do:
- Own the Audio Narrative: Act as the creative lead for audio within the narrative/quest design pod. Develop a compelling vision for how sound evokes character, reveals plot, and heightens emotion throughout the player’s journey.
- Design “Audio Stories”: Craft and implement standout, narrative-driven audio moments and systems (using Wwise and UE5). Take responsibility for the full lifecycle of these features – from concept and implementation to final polish and delivery within project timelines
- Champion the Vision: Collaborate closely with narrative designers and quest designers to identify audio opportunities. Be the advocate for audio’s role in the story.
- Bridge Creative & Technical: Partner with tools engineers and audio programmers. Clearly communicate your creative vision and design needs to help shape and improve our audio tools and quest implementation pipelines.
- Mentor Through Craft & Clarity: Provide creative direction and feedback to junior audio designers. Establish and document designs, best practices, systems, and pipelines to ensure team-wide consistency and empower others to achieve high-quality narrative audio.
- Ensure Holistic Quality: Playtest rigorously, advocate for audio polish, and solve creative/technical challenges to ensure the final experience meets our high emotional bar.
What We Are Looking For:
- 5+ years of game audio design experience with a proven focus on narrative or storytelling.
- A portfolio/demo reel that tells a story. Show us moments where your audio directly shaped a narrative experience, with context on your creative and implementation role.
- Mastery of sound design and implementation in a modern game engine (Unreal Engine 5 strongly preferred).
- Expertise with Wwise or FMOD to create dynamic, adaptive audio.
- A track record of collaborating successfully with non-audio disciplines (Design, Narrative, Art) to achieve a unified creative goal.
- Excellent communication skills, capable of inspiring others with a creative vision and clearly explaining technical needs to engineering partners.
Preferred (Nice-to-Haves):
- Experience on shipped story-rich AAA or indie titles.
- Experience mentoring other audio designers or providing creative feedback.
- Familiarity with the technical pipelines and tools used in quest or narrative scripting (e.g., visual scripting, dialogue systems).
Why Join Us?
- Be a Storyteller First: This role is architected for someone who thinks in terms of character, arc, and revelation. You will have a direct line into the narrative process.
- Creative Partnership: You won’t work in a vacuum. You’ll partner with dedicated tools engineers to build the capabilities your vision requires.
- Grow the Craft: Help define what narrative audio means for our project and mentor the next generation of storytellers on our team.
- Focus on Impact: We protect time for deep creative work and meaningful collaboration.
How to Apply
Please submit your resume and a link to your narrative-focused portfolio/reel.
Benefits:
The base pay range for this position is $100,000 to $180,000 USD per year. Actual pay is based on location and may vary depending on relevant knowledge, skills, and experience from the candidate. Total compensation may include salary, company bonuses, sign-on bonuses, relocation package, and other benefits such as:
- 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for you and your dependents
- Generous paid time off
- 401K / RRSP plan
- Employer-paid life and disability insurance
- Team-building activities throughout the year
- Flexible working hours
We are an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds are key to bringing our concepts to life. If you’re looking to play a key role in creating the best immersive virtual world experience for our users, we invite you to join our team.
We are an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds are key to bringing our concepts to life. If you’re looking to play a key role in creating the best immersive virtual world experience for our users, we invite you to join our team.
