Sound Designer

Mini Pepper Games

Creating and sourcing sound effects for gameplay and in-engine cutscenes, then balancing them in FMOD and Godot, with a focus on making biomes feel alive, polishing movement sounds, and adding sound to dialogue that has no voice acting. Mini Pepper Games is a fully remote independent game studio making small games, currently working on an unannounced cute, nonviolent, 3D exploration platformer for PC about witches.

Location: Anywhere Remote
Arrangement: Remote
Level: Contract
Employment: Contract
Date added: 2026-09-14
Last checked: 2026-10-17

Overview

Mini Pepper Games is hiring a Sound Designer Blog Newsletter Browse Jobs Art & Animation Audio Business & Operations Design Marketing & Community Production Programming QA & CS Writing Post a Job Back to all jobs See allAudiojobs Sound Designer Mini Pepper Games Apply for this Job Apply for this Job URL copied! This position has been closed. No items found. Posted September 2, 2026 Contract Anywhere Remote

Your Role

You'll be creating or sourcing sound effects for both gameplay and simple in engine cutscenes, and then balancing them through work in FMOD and Godot.

The setting is magical nature and much of the sound design work will be making the biomes feel alive and unique
The movement system is core to the game and will require the most polish
There is a large amount of dialogue and no voice acting, so adding sound to bring that to life will be critical

The position is on a contract basis. The hours are flexible; we don't have core hours or a company time zone. The contract is expected to be a few months of work. The payment structure can vary depending on your preference. This position will likely start around the end of September.

What we're looking for

Examples of ambient/atmospheric sound design that has a sense of place
Examples of sound design for interfaces
Past contracting experience
Past experience working with FMOD
Ideally, US residency, although other candidates will still be considered
Bonus: Skateboarding experience
Bonus: Past work on trailers
Bonus: Past experience in Godot

What we're NOT looking for

AI use is strictly prohibited on any content that makes it into the game

Applying To apply, send an email with a subject line containing "Sound Designer". Please also include:

A link to your portfolio
Your usual/preferred payment structure (hourly, per sound, etc) and contract requirements
Your country and timezone
Any other information you'd like us to know

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