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香港 Hong Kong, 中国
Onsite
Nex is on a mission to help families rediscover the joy of movement. Created by parents for parents, Nex combines technology and play to deliver fun, social, and interactive experiences powered by natural body motion, encouraging kids and adults to move more, play more, and have fun together. Nex Playground, the company’s award-winning active play system, is purpose-built to get families moving year-round, with safety and privacy as core considerations in its intentional design. It is certified kidSAFE+ COPPA compliant and built to support healthy, active play for all ages and abilities.
Nex Playground features a growing library of 50+ experiences, including motion and dance games, fitness and educational experiences, and Nex Originals. Content includes collaborations with partners like Hasbro, Sesame Workshop, and NBCUniversal. Nex has been recognized by Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, TIME’s Best Inventions, and Parents’ Best Entertainment System for Families, and has earned Red Dot, IDEA, and Core77 international design awards. We encourage you to explore Have Fun and Is Motion Gaming Back?, as they offer a deeper look into our culture, values, and explain how our approach to motion gaming differs from previous generations.
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Job Title: Part-time Game Audio Assistant
Location: Hong Kong
Type: Part-time (3 days / week)
We are a passionate team of highly skilled engineers and top-tier designers based in Hong Kong. We develop diverse games for the Nex Playground, covering genres like arcade, action, rhythm, puzzle, and educational. Our hit titles include Starri, Bluey, Mirrorama, Cookie Monster, and Tumbobots, Doodle Heads, Elmo Says, etc.
As a game audio assistant, you will be coached by professional audio and sound experts and collaborate with passionate game developers and top-tier artists and designers in Hong Kong. More details below.
Audio Implementation: Integrate sound effects (SFX), background music (BGM), and voice-overs (VO) into Unity, ensuring seamless audio playback and synchronization with gameplay mechanics.Sound Design & Editing: Create, edit, and polish high-quality sound effects and musical elements tailored for family-friendly, interactive experiences.VO Management: Edit, clean up, and organize voice-over recordings, ensuring consistent volume levels, clarity, and proper naming conventions for localization and integration.Collaboration: Work closely with game designers, developers, and product teams to define the audio direction and enhance the overall player immersion.Optimization: Optimize audio assets (compression, format selection, memory management) to ensure smooth performance across various platforms.Passion for Quality: You care deeply about audio details—from the punchiness of an SFX to the emotional resonance of music—and aim for world-class quality.Technical Proficiency: Proficient in standard digital audio workstations (DAWs) such as Reaper, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, or Ableton Live.Audience Focus: Enthusiastic about creating family-friendly experiences suitable for kids, parents, and seniors.Growth Mindset: Humble, eager to learn, open to feedback, and adaptable to iterative game development cycles.Communication: Clear and effective communicator, able to coordinate timeline and deliverables smoothly in a flexible work environment.Campus Talent : Welcome university students or recent graduates with relevant coursework to apply.Nex is located in San Jose, California, USA and Hong Kong. Learn more about us at https://www.nexplayground.com/about.
We encourage applications even if you don’t meet more than 50% of the requirements — we believe that experience comes in many forms!
Nex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy applies to all individuals at every stage of the employment relationship, including all current and prospective employees, and covers all employment decisions including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, discipline and termination.
We are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment and to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.
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