What is: open rank position in sound design with the aim to teach courses at different levels and participate in ambitious research projects according to the program in Arts and Technology.
Why it is interesting: you may be eligible to hold one of several newly endowed Professorships in Arts and Technology.
Who wants you: School of Arts and Humanities, The University of Texas, Dallas, USA.
Full job description: University of Dallas
What is: associate, mid or senior sound designer with experience on sound design and environmental audio for video games.
Why it’s interesting: you will work with game producers, artists, and designers in bringing their characters, creatures, and environments to life.
Who wants you: Blizzard Entertainment at Irvine, California, USA.
Full job description: Blizzard Entertainment
What is: Audio Design Editor responsible for mixing audio, creates sound effects and sweetens audio for features, animations, and other visual enhancements in ESPN Productions.
Why it’s interesting: you will work in company which is a leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment network and is part of The Walt Disney Company.
Who wants you: ESPN, Inc., Bristol, CT, UK.
Full job description: jobs ESPN
All that stuff about Oscars, movies and diva superstars. We are not so interested, we care about something else, you know.
The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced some days ago the official list of nominations for the Oscars 2012. We obviously want to know the finalists of two categories: Sound Mixing and Sound Editing. Then it’s the time to see them all together, with the help of some contents from the amazing guys at SoundWorks Collection, daddy YouTube and mummy IMDB.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson
Hugo
Tom Fleischman and John Midgley
Moneyball
Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, Dave Giammarco and Ed Novick
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin
War Horse
Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart Wilson
Drive
Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Ren Klyce
Hugo
Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
War Horse
Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom
What is: the NYC-based company VideoHelper promotes the launch of its new collection of sounds using videos of the american television Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network.
Amazing idea: the promotional video is composed of excerpts from many different political events in which sound effects are applied in order to to create a funny and effective soundscape.
Full story: Sonic Scoop
What is: teacher of sound design courses in the field of theatre, designer and developer of sound for productions and projects for the department, mentor of students.
Why is interesting: you will teach sound design and technology for a full-time, 3-year renewable position to start in September 2012.
Who wants you: Department of Theater, Fine Arts Center 112, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA.
Full job description: UMassAmherst
What is: The funniest stories on the origins of some famous sounds in movies.
Amazing idea: A list of videos with detailed explanations is shown in order to demonstrate the creativity of sound professionals in the field of sound effects.
Full story: Cracked
What is: senior audio designer for game audio development (sound design, music, dialog and implementation).
Why is interesting: you will work with multidisciplinary teams, including designers, animators, VFX artists and engineers.
Who wants you: Visceral Games, California – Redwood City.
Full job description: Jobs Electronic Arts
What is: Seattle startup is launching a new line of sex toys driven by soundwaves.
Amazing idea: a new sonic-wave motor technology powers a vibrator in order to run in a range of speeds rather than at a stable rate.
Full story: Xconomy
What is: sound design for all aspects of game audio development (sound design, music, dialog, etc.).
Why is interesting: the company offers fitness center, cafeteria, sports field, sand volleyball pit, basketball court and are within close proximity to the ocean as well as to Hollywood and the epicenter of the entertainment industry.
Who wants you: Bioware Victory, Electronic Arts’ dedicated Strategy Gaming studio, California, Los Angeles.
Full job description: Jobs Electronic Arts