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Intern - Audio Design

Epic Games

Cary, NC 10-04-2024
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  • Paid
  • Internship
  • Entry (0-2 years) Experience
Job Description
AUDIO

What We Do

We raise the quality level of audio in all Epic game titles and technologies as well as engage with a world-class team to create amazing gaming experiences.

AUDIO DESIGN INTERN

What You'll Do

Epic Games Harmonix is looking for an Audio Design intern to join us to help bring new musical experiences to Fortnite. This role is a great opportunity for sound design, music creation, and learning how to build interactive music experiences.

In this role, you will
• Learn how to take sound design and music from inception to release in Fornite Festival Main Stage, Battle Stage and Jam Stage
• Collaborate with a broad set of the Harmonix and Fortnite teams to create and test new musical experiences
• Work with the Patchwork team in dreaming up new ideas for interactive music
• Play and test Main Stage, Battle Stage, and Jam Stage and have Patchwork Jams with the team
• Gain a deeper understanding of UE, UEFN in the context of all things Audio

What we're looking for
• A desire to learn as much as possible
• Proficiency in at least one DAW (Ableton, Reaper, Nuendo, Pro Tools, etc)
• Openness to giving and receiving feedback
• Curiosity and willingness to ask questions
• Basic understanding of game audio development (Sound Design, Music Production, Unreal Game Engine, Source Control)
• A love of modular synthesis and interactive music experiences

A portfolio/reel/website is required with application. Please hyperlink it to your resume, or submit it as an attachment with your application.

This internship has a flexible start date in 2025. Recruitment will be ongoing until teams find an ideal match. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the posting location for the duration of the internship. For more information about Epic's Early Career Program, visit epicgames.com/earlycareers.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gxmmoj-3-133-109-121-42 in your application.

Company Profile
Epic Games

Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is also adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation.