Audio Dialogue Lead

1 Month ago • 7 Years + • Sound Design

Job Summary

Job Description

The Audio Dialogue Lead at Epic Games will collaborate on a new Disney games and entertainment universe. Responsibilities include fostering an audio culture, managing VO production schedules and budgets, pushing Unreal Engine audio development, leading creative dialogue vision, overseeing dialogue quality (actor performance, engineering, in-game experience), and appraising VO talent. This role requires extensive experience in interactive dialogue production, post-production, design, and implementation, working with established IP, A-list talent, and external partners. Familiarity with SAG union standards and Unreal Engine is essential. The position involves close collaboration across various teams to ensure high-quality audio in all Epic game titles and technologies.
Must have:
  • Shipped at least three AAA titles
  • 7+ years in game audio dialogue team
  • Fluency in all phases of interactive dialogue production
  • Proficiency in dialogue design
  • Experience with established IP and A-list talent
  • Familiarity with SAG union restrictions
Good to have:
  • Unreal Engine experience
  • Experience with casting and voice directing
  • Knowledge of dialogue recording hardware
Perks:
  • 100% employer-paid benefits (excluding PMI for dependents)
  • Pension
  • Private medical insurance
  • Health care cash plan
  • Dental insurance
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Critical illness coverage
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Flu shots
  • Health checks
  • Meals
  • Mental well-being program

Job Details

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

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.

What You'll Do

The Walt Disney Company and Epic Games are collaborating on an all-new games and entertainment universe.

In addition to being a world-class games experience, this new persistent universe will offer a multitude of opportunities for consumers to play, watch, and engage with content, characters, and stories from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar, and more.

Players, gamers, and fans of all kinds will be able to create their own stories and experiences, express their fandom in a distinctly Disney way, and share content with each other in ways that they love. Come join us in creating the future of interactive entertainment.

Epic Games is searching for an Audio Dialogue Lead with a passion for world-class immersive sound to work on our collaboration with Disney. In this talented team of veteran and emerging artists, you’ll collaborate across teams and contribute directly to the next Epic project.

In this role, you will

  • Foster and spread an audio discipline culture based on ownership, cross-discipline collaboration, and craftsmanship while helping raise the quality level of audio in all Epic game titles and technologies
  • Engage with a world-class team to create amazing gaming experiences
  • Build schedules and budgets for all phases of VO production, including localization
  • Push the development of audio features and integration for future Unreal audio engine development
  • Lead creative vision for dialogue and spearhead collaborative efforts to achieve said vision
  • Oversee the overall quality of dialogue content: actor performance, engineering, in-game experience, interactive and pre-rendered linear cinematics
  • Appraise VO talent performance quality, particularly during the casting/talent coordination phase

What we're looking for

  • Must have shipped at least three AAA titles and have 7 years of experience as part of a game audio dialog team
  • Fluency in all phases of interactive dialogue production and post-production
  • Proficiency with all phases of dialogue design - editing, mixing/mastering, processing, and implementation
  • Experience working with established IP, A-list talent, voice directors, and external partners
  • Familiarity with SAG union restrictions and standards
  • Experience with Unreal Engine is preferred
  • Knowledge of dialogue and recording hardware for voiceover recording
  • Experience working with localization teams and handling localization assets
  • Experience with casting and voice directing is preferred, but not required

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits except for PMI (for dependents). Our current benefits package includes pension, private medical insurance, health care cash plan, dental insurance, disability and life insurance, critical illness, cycle to work scheme, flu shots, health checks, and meals. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy .

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 .

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