9 live audio and sound roles at UK game studios across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Aggregated daily from each studio's own careers feed and linked back to the source. Most roles are based in London (4) and Guildford (2).
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About game audio roles
Game audio covers every sound a player hears. Sound designers create and implement effects, ambiences and UI sounds; audio programmers build the systems that mix, position and stream audio; composers write music, often as freelancers or through an in-house music team; and dialogue and voice specialists manage scripts, recording sessions and localised voice. Larger studios also have audio directors and leads who set the sonic identity of a project.
Most listings ask for experience with audio middleware such as Wwise or FMOD, a digital audio workstation such as Reaper, Pro Tools or Nuendo, and the ability to implement sound directly in Unreal or Unity rather than just delivering files. Audio programmers need C++ and a grasp of DSP. Dialogue roles value organisation and attention to detail across thousands of lines and multiple languages.
Audio teams are small compared with art or programming, so openings are fewer and competition is real. A reel that shows sound replaced on gameplay footage, with notes on how it was implemented, is the usual way in. Some people start in QA, in post-production for film and television, or at audio outsourcing houses before moving in-house.
The getting into games guide covers general entry routes, and the portfolio guide applies to audio reels as much as to art.
Guide How to get into the UK games industry: a practical guide →
Open roles
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Bulkhead Phoenix·Audio·Full-time
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Cloud Imperium Games·Audio·Full-time
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Fuse Games·Audio·Full-time
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Larian Studios·Audio·Full-time
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Playground Games·Audio·Brookstreet
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Side·Audio·Contract
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Side·Audio·Full-time
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Side·Audio·Full-time
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Side·Audio·Contract
Hiring snapshot
- Live roles
- 9
- Studios hiring
- 6
- New in the last 30 days
- 222% of live roles
- Remote-friendly
- 0%0 of 9 roles
- Roles listing a salary
- 0most studios don’t publish pay
By location
- London4
- Guildford2
- Derby1
- Leamington Spa1
- Manchester1
Most openings
- Side4
- Bulkhead Phoenix1
- Cloud Imperium Games1
- Fuse Games1
- Larian Studios1
- Playground Games1
By level
- Mid-level5
- Lead / principal3
- Senior1
Calculated from today’s live listings, rebuilt every morning from studios’ own careers pages. Levels are read from job titles.