DESIGN

Meta is seeking an experienced Sound Design Manager to join our award-winning Creative Audio team of sound designers, design program managers, conversation designers, and creative coders. The role will be embedded within Meta’s Wearables sector and will focus on people-management, cross-functional team building, tactical decision making, strategic thinking, and creative leadership. With Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta HSTN’s in the market, you will have an opportunity to continue shaping audio for the entire end-to-end user experience.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of professional sound design, including interaction (User Experience) sound, and sound implementation experience, focused on high-quality sonic experiences in real-time interactive products
• 3+ years experience managing teams of creative and technical audio experts
• Experience leading audio direction and strategic thinking with a background developing product goals, roadmaps, and making decisions based on user impact
• Experience representing work to a broader product team and other leaders, clearly and succinctly articulating goals and strategy
• Knowledge in a wide range of sound design domains including interaction (UX) and immersive sound design for emerging mediums and platforms
• Understanding of the impact interaction sound design can have on people, brands, and product experiences
• Demonstrated skill with strategic decision making and tactical prioritization
• Experience in a quickly evolving environment
• Experience building and shipping sounds for applications or software across a variety of platforms
• Understanding of interaction sound design concepts, and why and how to create sounds

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Familiarity with studio and location recording, editing, mixing, and mastering
• Facility with various management techniques (Agile, OKR, JTBD, RACI, etc.)
• Experience with audio policy
• Experience with coding or advanced scripting for complex sound implementation
• Experience identifying ways AI can make workflows more efficient
  For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position.

• Manage a talented team of audio disciplines that consistently deliver on projects and are well-balanced across a range of design skill sets
• Lead the sonic user experience of Meta Wearables products in partnership with product managers, product designers, engineers, UX researchers and content designers
• Work with other audio managers & director to establish, encourage, and enforce best practices across the team
• Set clear expectations and goals while creating a positive work environment based on support and accountability
• Help design product manager manage resources and headcount against a wide, varied, and fast-evolving portfolio of Wearables features
• Escalate design blockers to appropriate manager partners
• Advocate for sound across Meta and in the larger creative community
• Understand the strengths and opportunities on the current team as it grows, actively participating in the recruitment and hiring process
• Present audio features at formal Product and Design reviews